We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

In his debut collection, The Long Invisible, poet Michael Dechane examines broken relationship and starting anew. Many of the works are set in Florida, where Dechane grew up, as well as Western North ...

Penman’s book is a journey through all the brows: high, middle and low. He’s among our best living music critics — a man who ...

No place evokes the depth of human evil more than Auschwitz. Theologians – at a safe distance – can investigate the question ...

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Tommy Orange and Akbar recently stopped along their tour to discuss their friendship, uncanny parallels between their novels and their feelings about the Bay Area.

Another farm experience is Kitchen Coos & Ewes, a safari-like tour of a farm in southwest Scotland with shaggy Highland cows ...

Below are 60 of the best quotes about love — some are happy, some are sad, some are about love lost, and some are about true ...

Poetry is alive and well in Alaska, and April as Poetry Month is a great time to meet or reacquaint ourselves with three very ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

It’s been almost four years since the release of Japanese Breakfast’s Grammy-nominated indie-darling record “Jubilee.” ...

Learn the language of flowers with this list of surprising flower meanings for all your favorite blooms — including roses, ...