Learn why Rumi Day falls on September 30, who Molana Jalal al-Din Balkhi was, and how to read and commemorate his Persian poetry in 2026.

Archaeologists excavating in the ancient Hittite capital of Hattusha have uncovered a fragment of the world's oldest peace treaty, signed around 1269 B.C.

an excerpt from 12-Step Zen: Pathways of Recovery

When the new AALA Canon of Ethics goes into effect, authors must be more diligent and sharp in evaluating who they partner with.

I had an opportunity to go to New York to be with Thich Nhat Hanh and some of the monks and nuns to conduct a service at Riverside Church on September 25. My

An Interfaith Action for Palestine: The Power of Grief, Communal Solidarity, and Entering the Kōan of Compassionate Action

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Winter in America (Still: Poets, Writers, and Artists Respond to a Fractured World (Carbonation Press, 2026) is a full-color, expanded sequel to the 2025 edition, Winter in America (Again: Poets Respond to 2024 Election. WiA (Still features over 450 pages of literary and artistic reflection and resistance to the widespread sense of a broken world. Representing diverse aesthetics and communities, the 200 contributors include Anne Waldman, Joy Harjo, Carolyn Forché, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Charles Bernstein, Nathaniel Mackey, and CAConrad. Editors allia abdullah-matta, Paul E. Nelson, Roxi Power, and Katie Sarah Zale curate. Greg Bem is the publisher.

Winter in America (Still: Poets, Writers, and Artists Respond to a Fractured World (Carbonation Press, 2026) is a full-color, expanded sequel to the 2025 edition, Winter in America (Again: Poets Respond to 2024 Election. WiA (Still features over 450 pages of literary and artistic reflection and resistance to the widespread sense of a broken world. Representing diverse aesthetics and communities, the 200 contributors include Anne Waldman, Joy Harjo, Carolyn Forché, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Charles Bernstein, Nathaniel Mackey, and CAConrad. Editors allia abdullah-matta, Paul E. Nelson, Roxi Power, and Katie Sarah Zale curate. Greg Bem is the publisher.

A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

A global community of mindfulness practice centers and monasteries offering retreats and teachings on engaged Buddhism and the art of mindful living.

According to various sources, John Crowley has died.

This guest blog post by Dr Merle Fairhurst is part of AHRC Science in Culture Theme ’s contributions to Universities Week 2014. Between 9-15 June 2014, universities across the UK […]

Twenty-Two Poets Laureate Awarded $1.1 Million for Community Poetry Projects. Fellowships fund public poetry programs in cities, counties, states, and Tribal communities across the United States.