Every so often, you will hear lamentations about the sorry state of high-brow forms of art, particularly classical music and poetry. These forms of art, we are told, are dying. They are dying from ...

Catullus Reading his Poems at Lesbia's House (detail), an 1870 painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Bridgeman The heart of the reviewer can sink upon receiving a doorstop titled something like The ...

April is National Poetry Month! The website poets.org says, "in this time of uncertainty and great concern, we can rely on poems to offer wisdom, uplifting ideas, and language that prompts reflection ...

A superficial knowledge of the Greek language – alpha particles, beta decay, gamma rays and so on all the way to Omega Centauri – is essential for any scientist. But Ricardo Mansilla, a mathematician ...

To many people's surprise, one of the most popular recent TV reality shows in China has been Chinese Poetry Conference, a classical Chinese poetry competition devoid of any TV stars. What makes the ...

PESHAWAR: Pashto poetry is popularly known as relating to either love or war. Modern scholars, however, are starting to dig deeper to the ‘scientific core’ of Pukhtun verses. “This region’s classical ...

Considered one of the most influential literature scholars of recent times, 98-year-old Yeh Chia-Ying is committed to ongoing classical Chinese poetry research and teaching in China and beyond. Born ...

Lovers’ sleeves are wet with tears in the classic poetry anthology Hyakunin isshu, but my sleeves are wet with baby drool. Since becoming a new father earlier this year, I have regularly been in ...

Many Chinese people rekindled their interest in classical Chinese poetry recently thanks to a popular show that aims to "appreciate classical Chinese poetry, explore cultural genes and enjoy the ...

Respected scholar of Chinese classical literature Florence Chia-ying Yeh, also known as Ye Jiaying, passed away on Sunday in Tianjin at the age of 100, according to the city's Nankai University, where ...

KARACHI/HYDERABAD: Most poets describe their poetry as an expression of love for God or beloved, however, for Sindhi poets love of land comes first. “The people of Sindh see the land as their mother - ...

Classic poems are in danger of disappearing from English lessons because teachers with little knowledge of literature are resorting to "lightweight" verse, school inspectors have warned. Only very few ...