Engrish is a slang term for poorly translated or inaccurate use of the English language, and there are many reasons why this ...
On the reading list this week is an exemplary selection of Mirza Ghalib’s Urdu couplets, translated into English along with ...
Cynghanedd, the ancient Welsh art of poetic harmony, weaves rhythm, rhyme and alliteration into intricate patterns.
Poet Sylvia Elia Vargas presented her debut book, Echoes of the Muse, at a TAMIU event, sharing insights into her creative ...
And we connected. SIMON: Let me ask you both as arbiters of language. Words of the year have come up. Merriam-Webster, for example, says polarization. Oxford University Press says brain rot. Brat is ...
It would be irrational to think that our society, which loves Muna Madan (a 1936 Nepali-language episodic love poem), rejects ...
With terms like "skibidi," "demure" and "sigma" rising in popularity, 2024 has marked a new, if strange, phase of the English ...
Poems by Heart, Cont.
I had a column titled Poems by Heart. The column drew responses from many readers, which I will publish in due course. (Thank ...
A poem featured in the teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated zombie flick 28 Years Later has been leaving people creeped out, but the real-life meaning behind it is even more chilling. The trailer ...
Edited by Jericho Brown, this is a rich introduction to Shepherd’s work, which is elegant, erudite and wry, every poem an argument for language as a way of life. “I wanted something musical ...
Baby John Day 4 India Box Office: Varun Dhawan's mass action-drama fails to consolidate on Saturday; Nets Rs 4.25 crore and heads for a disastrous fate Salman Khan twins with niece Ayat cutting a ...