Harivansh Rai Bachchan's first wife Shyama Bachchan had tied of tuberculosis. His second wife was Teji Bachchan, who gave birth to Amitabh Bachchan and Ajitabh Bachchan.

Berkshire poet David Giannini’s new collection 'Stones Are the First to Rise' explores nature, politics and the shifting ...

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. Amy Jordan needed to scare the daylights out of the reader early in her new thriller, The Dark Hours. She wanted them to share the terrors experienced by a young ...

Milton’s epic recounts a revolt against Heaven. Readers from Thomas Jefferson to Malcolm X have drawn their own lessons from ...

as Frost, who had every reason to veil his sexual velleities for his friend’s wife when he wrote about them in public, would ...

The Nobel Prize-winning poet was a renowned defender of humanitarian causes through much of the 20th century. Yet he had no time or interest for Malva Marina, his only child, who was born with ...

In the music, Rimbaud’s prose poem lyrics grappled with the artist’s role in making sense of the universe, even at its most surreal. A Grammy award-winner for her album “Waiting in the Dark ...

UPDATE (March 7, 2025, 6:43 p.m. ET): A South Carolina official said Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. ET on Friday, in South Carolina’s first execution by firing squad. UPDATE (March ...

The actor reflects on his Nickelodeon days and the fame that followed in his new poetry book. On publication day, he took us along for a hectic night in the East Village.