Knowing more than one language can open doors in any career, and in entertainment and sports it can reshape entire global journeys. The stars here grew up in multilingual homes, moved across borders, ...

Let’s memorize a poem! Not because it’s good for us or because we think we should, but because it’s fun, a mental challenge with a solid aesthetic reward. You can amuse yourself, impress your friends ...

She sported breathtaking dresses designed by Orapeleng Modutle that honoured her Indian and Tsonga heritage. The bride opened up about struggling with identity as the only black child in her Indian ...

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The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Carrowmore,” by Lucie Brock-Broido, and her own poem “The Fifties.” The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Artless,” by Brenda Shaughnessy, and ...

Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings and not about telling a story, so this is a key difference. Key features of narrative ...

What weeping face is that looking from the window? Why does it stream those sorrowful tears? Is it for some burial place, vast and dry? Is it to wet the soil of graves? This poem is written in free ...

"Death is Nothing at All” by Henry Scott Holland, an English clergyman, was written in 1910. The poem was popularized by the Carmelite monks in Tallow, County Waterford. It is a uniquely calm and ...

Traci Brimhall joins Kevin Young to read “ Refrigerator, 1957,” by Thomas Lux, and her own poem “ Love Poem Without a Drop of Hyperbole in It.” Brimhall is the author of five poetry collections, ...

“Of course, at 93 I am not as good at memorizing as I used to be,” the Oscar-winning actress and author says. “But it is good exercise.” The writer Rashidah Ismaili honors a storied literary tradition ...

Our green and pleasant land has played host to many notable wordsmiths through the centuries. Names like Shakespeare, Chaucer, Wordsworth and Keats automatically spring to mind when we talk about ...

CBC Books - Literary Prizes Meet the 2026 CBC Poetry Prize readers The longlists for the CBC Literary Prizes are chosen by a team of writers from across Canada. Meet who will be reading the ...