“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
Spanish or French. Most American students encounter these options in middle school or high school, when their brains are the most receptive to new languages ... Read More
Like we’ve discussed, conflict theory is a major perspective of sociology. You could even argue it’s the most relevant, considering the numerous ideologies w... 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
Welcome to Ignorance is My Privilege, the column dedicated to breaking down the ignorant bubble we live in, separating us from the very real issues in our wo... Read More
Somewhere along the way, “It’s not that deep” became the default response to, well… Everything. The phrase is often tossed around—especially on TikTok—when a... 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
