Our critic A.O. Scott feels the heat of a wintry lyric by the Nobel laureate Louise Glück. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott A.O. Scott, a critic at large for the Book Review, recorded the poem that ...

In his final days, he started writing poems and stories for children. His last poetry collection, “Keval Jade Hain”, was published in February 2025, and contains poetry written by him in the 1960s ...

The Marathi poet’s work often reflects on the myriad ways human bonds are fractured, exploring themes of alienation, fear, ...

We have regularly been covering Dr Shadab Ahmed’s books. The themes of his books are as varied as his personality. Today, we ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) safety has turned into a constant cat-and-mouse game. As developers add guardrails to block ...

When I’m writing a metaphor, I always want to compare the natural world to something manmade, and vice versa. Diamonds on black velvet become sparkling stars on a clear night. Fallen leaves on the ...

There’s a good reason why “Die My Love” actress Jennifer Lawrence wasn’t at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards. Here, her absence ...

Persian and other Islamic literature celebrated male homoerotic love as a form of divine longing – until Western moral codes ...

It's not often that "thinking inside the box," is lauded as a winning strategy. But for spoken word poet Henry Morray, it won Slamovision's 2025 international slam poetry competition.

Long before meteorology and climate science, Irish people looked to the natural world to forecast the weather and make sense ...

At 50, I find myself in a gazing-up-at-trees phase. What does it all mean? It’s not completely clear – but it’s certainly bothering my kids, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes ...

A poet cannot stop Taylor Swift from selling, performing or streaming songs that allegedly infringe on the poet’s copyrighted ...