“The Neighbor”, by Rainer Maria Rilke, is a sad, sombre, and distraught poem about a man who woes over hearing a “strange violin” following him in “many diff... Read More
In the remote Himalayan plateaus the gyaling plays a respected role in Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies. Carved from wood, fitted with a double reed, and resembli... Read More
For American students, the word “poetry” usually evokes images of Western figures: Maya Angelou’s resilience in “And I Still Rise”, Robert Frost and hi... Read More
I do not know about you but I love cats. Their absolutely adorable antics are endlessly entertaining and make for such silly little characters. It is obvious... Read More
One of the most controversial authors of our generation—or at least of the part that discovered reading only after BookTok made it cool—is Colleen Hoover. Th... Read More
Isabel Allende, a Chilean-American writer who’s received Chile’s National Literature Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014 by President Barack ... Read More
In Middle Eastern music traditions, few instruments hold as much cultural and spiritual weight as the ney, a slender reed flute made from giant cane. Its roo... Read More
Words Without Borders is an organization dedicated to facilitating global literary conversation. With 4,600 writers and translators operating in 147 countrie... Read More
The siku is a set of reed panpipes widely used in the Andean highlands, where it serves as a cultural cornerstone. Unlike many other wind instruments, the si... Read More
Every few months, BookTok engages in the same debates: Do audiobooks count as reading? How many books can you read in a month before it “doesn’t count”? Does... Read More
If you look through a bookshelf full of contemporary poetry you would be hard pressed to find a book that contained a poem that uses traditional rhyme or met... Read More
Self-help books have flooded the market, offering promises of life-changing wisdom and actionable strategies to transform habits, mindsets, and productivity.... Read More
