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Six Accra high schools just brought Ghanaian poetry to life in a new competition honoring a legendary artist. The contest celebrates indigenous languages while giving students a platform to discover their creative voices.
Millions of centuries-old manuscripts written on palm leaves are being rescued across India using traditional herbal oils and modern climate-controlled labs. These fragile texts contain poetry, medicine, and astronomy that would otherwise crumble into dust.
Long before K-pop and TikTok, China's earliest heartthrobs had fans literally throwing gifts at them in the streets. Writer Pan Yue's ancient celebrity shows that fandom culture is thousands of years old.
Knoxville Poet Laureate Linda Parsons' play "Decoration Day" tells a moving story of a family healing old wounds after the Civil War. The production runs through May 31 at Borderland Playhouse.
Researchers discovered a rare copy of the oldest English poem hiding in plain sight inside a ninth-century manuscript in Rome. The find sheds new light on how early readers treasured English poetry.
Researchers discovered a long-lost manuscript in Rome containing one of the oldest copies of the very first poem written in English. The 1,200-year-old text reveals how much early medieval readers valued English poetry, changing what we know about the birth of English literature.
Charles Williams has spent decades planting more than 100,000 trees on his Kentucky farm, healing land devastated by the 1930s Dust Bowl. His lifelong reforestation project now inspires award-winning poetry and protects the environment for generations to come.
Streaming platforms in China are crediting poets from centuries ago as official artists, complete with follower counts and fan pages. Su Shi and Li Bai are finding new audiences a thousand years after their deaths.
A decade after poet Mireyda Barraza Martinez died just months before graduation, two students received the first scholarships created in her memory. Small monthly donations from dozens of community members turned grief into an enduring legacy.
Students from Morocco's Draa-Tafilalet region transformed a book fair into a powerful platform for change, using theater, poetry, and storytelling to advocate for their marginalized community. Their performances blended cultural pride with urgent calls for hospitals, universities, and safer infrastructure.
The creative team behind The Lost Words, which sold 500,000 copies worldwide, has launched The Book of Birds to celebrate 49 declining British species. Their stunning new collaboration combines Jackie Morris's paintings with Robert Macfarlane's poetry to help readers fall in love with birds before they disappear.
Poet David Larbi's new TED talk reminds us that joy isn't something we chase—it's already here in conversations with strangers, perfect bites of food, and good morning stretches. His performance poem shows thousands how to notice the happiness hiding in plain sight. ---
Across India, cafes are transforming into creative hubs where customers paint ceramics, perform poetry, and play traditional games while they dine. These spaces prove that good food tastes even better when paired with meaningful experiences.
A developer built an AI poetry generator expecting it to replace human creativity. Instead, users surprised him by turning it into something far more meaningful.
American spoken word poet Tuaca Kelly moved across the ocean after reading a single Dutch poem. Now she's thriving in a country that actively supports artists like her.
Theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's new book proves that understanding the universe doesn't require intimidating equations. She weaves together pop culture, poetry, and cosmology to make the deepest questions in physics accessible to everyone.
For four decades, poems tucked between Tube ads have given London's 3 million daily commuters moments of beauty, reflection, and connection. What started as one writer's vision now shapes countless journeys with free art that demands nothing but offers everything.
Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester, Vermont invites the public to explore over 50 student exhibits answering the question: What is beautiful and hopeful in our chaotic world? The first annual Integration Expo showcases work spanning dance, robotics, poetry, and more.
One of Africa's most prestigious literary awards just received 223 poetry submissions, with a $100,000 prize waiting for the winner. The Nigeria Prize for Literature is now hunting for the next great poetic voice to join its roster of celebrated African writers.
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A book dealer discovered Bob Dylan's original draft lyrics to "I'm Not There" tucked inside a used poetry book. The typewritten page, hidden since 1969, sold at auction for $6,800 and offers a rare glimpse into one of Dylan's most mysterious songs.
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