Literature

We left Odysseus at type Three on the Enneagram almost totally destroyed. His ship and crew were completely so, and he himself is hanging on by a thread to life ...

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? It ...

Some writers and teachers among us, praise be to all of them, are obsessed with writing, grammar, syntax, ...

NEW YORK—A growing movement is calling for the return of meter and rhyme in poetry in a bid ...

With its 843 acres, New York City's Central Park has long been a mecca for those seeking a ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand—For nearly 4o years, children’s book illustrator and oral storyteller Lyn Kriegler has worked with some ...

There's a shared belief in many cultures, from ancient Europe to China, that a person's fortunes and misfortunes ...

It’s 399 B.C. Having been judged and condemned to death, Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, reflects on his ...

Finding a spouse has long been among the most commonplace activities and yet, at the same time, shrouded ...

"They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate ...

David Horowitz’s latest book "Dark Agenda" explores what he calls the left’s calculated efforts to create a godless ...

To call World War I a catastrophe for the West is akin to describing a Burmese tiger as ...

Odysseus has had a most terrifying, almost overwhelming, experience in summoning the dead spirits of Hades in order ...

Arlington National Cemetery is well-known as the final resting place for fallen U.S. soldiers. Less famous is the ...

I like to read other people’s mail. Don’t worry, I only read the mail of dead people. Mainly ...

History is only remembered by stories, and it can be lost in a moment when we lose the ...

“What is poetry?” A simple enough question, and if asked in sincerity would most likely be asked by ...

We have seen Odysseus struggle with what might be called the lethargy of the body on the island ...

Type “Holy Grail” into Google and … well, you probably don’t need me to finish that sentence. The ...

For a good number of years, I attended various poetry readings. Some were wonderful, some mediocre, and two ...

We have been retelling the story of the great adventurer Odysseus, as he attempts to escape from the ...

When you think of inner-city teenagers, what springs to mind? For many, it’s hoodies, video games—and probably hating ...

In modern psychology, we have books like “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway,” which are international best-sellers ...

According to Emily Freeman, author of “The Next Right Thing,” it is estimated that adults make over 35,000 ...

Imagine a world of perpetual feasting and drinking, where one was above the ordinary and everyday cares of ...

 Eleven volumes in all. Total length: approximately 22 inches. Width per volume: 6 3/4 inches. Height per volume: ...

I recently re-read George Orwell’s anti-Soviet fable "Animal Farm" for the first time since high school, and I found ...