In "The Merry Guide," the speaker follows a memory-ghost of himself as a youth as he dramatizes his walks through the countryside.

Mar 28, 2009 - Linda Sue Grimes

Adrienne Rich, poet, activist, thinker, one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, died 27 March 2012 aged 82.

Mar 30, 2012 - Janet Cameron

Karl Kroeber, who died last November, wrote many books that matter, but none more so than the daring Ecological Literary Criticism.

Mar 10, 2010 - Douglas Nordfors

Muskokans get miffed if you call Muskoka, 'The Muskokas' but that is the name given to the imaginary country that includes the District by the Great Lakes.

Mar 14, 2011 - Martin Avery

Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems received the Pulitzer Prize, allowing Williams to escape the anonymity reflected in one of the memorable poems of this collection.

May 27, 2009 - Theresa Ann White

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are celebrated 19th century novelists. Their brother Branwell's own literary works are often overlooked.

Mar 27, 2008 - Rachel Bellerby

The theme of Sonnet 21 is similar to other sonnets that praise portraying a realistic description of the beloved, instead of the exaggerations that amount to untruths.

Jul 9, 2007 - Linda Sue Grimes

"I, too, dislike it": thus begins a poem about poetry that results in a clear portrayal of what poetry should be, and why it is important. Liking it is not necessary.

May 11, 2007 - Linda Sue Grimes

Life and works of Dante Alighieri, whose story-poem Divina Commedia brought alive his imaginary worlds of Inferno, Purgatory and Heaven, and reunion with Beatrice.

Sep 9, 2009 - Tel Asiado

This fun book of poems and short stories for children has been part of Australian literary culture for more than 80 years.

Mar 17, 2009 - Susan Whelan

D.C.'s National Gallery groups this exhibit by theme (religious subjects, pastoral landscapes, portraits, nudes) to show the innovative treatments by Venetian artists.

Jul 17, 2006 - Suzanne Hill

Jeffrey and Sloth is one of those rare books designed to appeal to all ages. Winters deals with the power of the imagination and creativity on many different levels.

Nov 3, 2009 - Julie Burtinshaw

Diane Arbus was a unique artist with a revelatory perception of humanity. She is remembered most for her portraits of society's forgotten denizens.

Jan 10, 2008 - Catherine Owen

Brief biography and work of Czech-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke, known for Sonnets to Orpheus and Duino Elegies.

Nov 16, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Life and works of Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most famous South American short-story writers of the 20th century.

Aug 15, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Alberti's plastic recreation through poetry rebelled with the boldness of a peacenik who arranges flowers in the muzzles of posed rifles.

Mar 3, 2011 - Egberto Almenas

A religious agnostic muses on the handling of the Bible that had belonged to his wife's grandmother.

Jan 27, 2012 - Linda Sue Grimes

John Donne's "Divine Sonnet VII" shows us both a grand vision of the end of time, and a poet who is uncertain of his worthiness to meet God.

Oct 3, 2007 - Jem Bloomfield

Out of the darkness comes a light whose power can alter the black night and cause the soul to transcend all earthly despair.

Jun 3, 2011 - Linda Sue Grimes

Adrienne Rich is a political poet and a liberating influence for women. Her radical feminist message is discussed with reference to Lacanian theory

Dec 17, 2010 - Janet Cameron