Chief among the insights we gain from reading history is that what we read is often relevant to what we are experiencing ...

Author and artist Saneatsu Mushanokoji (1885-1976), who is remembered for his many words of wisdom, lived to be 90. I am particularly partial to one poem written ... faced old age squarely and ...

wrenching poems cover huge themes – love, feminism, national identity, race, heartbreak and body image – with a weight and wisdom belying her 24 years. If she’s not the voice of a generation ...