T.S. Eliot famously observed in his great poem, “The Four Quartets,” that April is the cruelest month. Economists quote this line every year during the first two weeks of that month when referencing ...

‘There is not a particle of life that does not bear poetry within it’—Gustave Flaubert I read this quote to the small group of assisted living residents who had signed up for my weekly poetry writing ...

I’m a nonfiction writer who has dabbled in fiction writing over the years. I hope to do more of both, but now I also feel called to write poetry. I enjoy the idea of packing big ideas into small ...

From the early formation of letters to crafting an essay, writing involves perhaps more subskills than any other academic task. To write well requires combining multiple physical and mental processes ...

John Ernest, chair of the Department of English at the University of Delaware, wants to bring poetry to life, so sometimes he’ll start his classes with a dramatic reading of a poem. On more than one ...

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. I am living in a small, remote Aboriginal community where my wife is a school teacher. I have set myself the task ...

In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a common part of life for many people. Whether it’s caused by work deadlines, family responsibilities, or societal pressures, managing stress effectively ...