Most great writers agonise over punctuation. Oscar Wilde wrote that revising one of his poems took a day: the morning to take ...

Late one night, you’re on the couch, an overwhelming menu of Netflix shows radiates unwatched on the screen, and you snatch ...

Explore the meaning and origin of "tin ear" and the pronunciation of "sycophant" in this insightful linguistic discussion.

Sharon Kernot knows how to make a pressing, potent, aching song from a stanza of free verse lines – and how to make a page of ...

It is the same old story. A man tries to find his way home on a decade-long journey after a decade-long war. But then, there ...

Grab your oars and set sail, cinema fans, because The Odyssey is now in theaters. The latest entry from legendary filmmaker ...

Poems are usually accepted for the Foley Poetry Award every year between Jan. 1 and March 31. Please visit americamedia.submittable.com for full details. Each entrant is asked to submit only one ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

The Nation welcomes unsolicited poetry submissions. You may send up to three poems at a time, but no more than 6 poems a year. No previously published works, please. Submissions can be sent via ...