A prolific novelist, poet, painter and soothsayer, he was inspired by the chaos of his country and published the first novel written entirely in Haitian Creole.

When her father died, the author of “Americanah” produced a slim work of nonfiction. When her mother died, she poured her ...

"On the shore of death ... her father put his pain into words, which he inscribed with a ballpoint pen on a simple piece of white paper. He then asked that this poem and the story of his daughter ...

(Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) My first encounter with poetry was a haiku by my father. He would say to me, “You can write them, too.” After his death, I finally ventured ...

The death of Singapore art giant Lim Tze Peng at ... Suriani’s scattered roundels are like offerings – a tribute to her late father, Malay-language literary pioneer Suratman Markasan ...

Matthew Hertgen is accused of attacking Joseph with a knife and a golf club, fatally slashing and beating him around 11:15 ...

Their poems are part of world history and culture ... As a writer with an Israeli mother and Palestinian father, I have seen language be weaponized, causing both sides to overlook the possibility ...

In a letter to his mentor, Father James ... This narrative poem, written in skillful blank verse, follows the life of a woman who births a stillborn child. The loss haunts her and eventually ...

TMC accuses EC of voter fraud in West Bengal, Stalin opposes Hindi imposition, Indian woman executed in Abu Dhabi, and more.

Freedom fighter Veer Savarkar and the Mangeshkar family had close ties with collaborations that blended patriotism with music ...

Officers also found a bloody knife, fork and plate near victim Joseph Hertgen’s body, the source said — which has led cops to ...

High Notes of Poetry: Finding Your Courage, offers hope and strength to people facing life’s toughest challenges. After the loss of her father, Ellen turned to poetry. “I felt like my grief ...