11 Items Tagged

Poet

17 Places That Are Odes to Poetry

From castles that inspired famous words to walls lined with sonnets and forests littered with haikus.

Roxanne Hoorn September 6, 2024

Washington, D.C.

Taras Shevchenko Memorial

A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.

This first-century bust shows a stern matriarch carved sometime during Roman Emperor Trajan's reign.

The Forgotten Women Who Shaped the Roman Empire

From a first-century poet to a Roman consul’s wife.

Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing February 28, 2024

Podcast: Nightwalking with Bianca Giaever

Hear what musings coming alive in the dark.

The Podcast Team December 20, 2023

Bagnères-de-Luchon, France

Bust of Edmond Rostand

The writer of 'Cyrano De Bergerac' found inspiration in this Pyrennes spa town.

9 Pieces Outsider Art in Venice Beach

Funky murals and artworks celebrate the city's counterculture past and present.

Sponsored By Los Angeles Tourism

A gray horse is the central element in a monument to the unsolved murder of Ruggero Pascoli.

The Unsolved Murder That Haunted a Beloved Italian Poet

A stirring mosaic marks the spot where Ruggero Pascoli was killed in 1867, shaping his son Giovanni's prolific art.

Gary Singh February 3, 2022

In the Italian countryside, a somber mosaic marks the place Ruggero Pascoli was murdered.

Longiano, Italy

Monument to the Assassination of Ruggero Pascoli

A haunting mosaic marks the spot where a famous poet's father was murdered more than 150 years ago.

Tomb of Henry Bataille

The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.

Hajjar Baban finds meaning and a sense of place in the spaces between her words.

Meet the Afghan Kurdish Poet Who Finds a Sense of Place in the ‘Silences’

Born in Pakistan and raised in Michigan, Hajjar Baban’s roots come through in her words—and the spaces between them.

Gemma Tarlach September 23, 2021

Searching for Home and Connection Through Typewritten Poetry