In our new column, Split Gums, Maren Logan reflects on the experience of coming of age and realizing you know way less about ...

If we read Ditlevsen’s poems through the lens of Lessing, you could say that Ditlevsen’s so-called sentimentality is a poetic anachronism that functions as a subversive tool, an anachronism on a par ...

As part of Xpress' annual Wellness Issues, we asked six local poets to share their thoughts on the benefits of slowing down and being present in the moment.

“A Complete Unknown” portrays Woody Guthrie, dying in his bed of Huntington’s disease, as a bedrock of authenticity as well ...

I write this as Israel’s genocidal practices seem unstoppable, with no ceasefire in Gaza or Jenin. I am trying to fathom the ...

Michael Gallagher speaks of the "very special bond" Aiden had with his mother Patsy. He recalled when Aiden came home from a ...

Gabriela Mistral was a woman who forged herself amidst nature, facing the sea and surrounded by books—a frustrated mother and ...

Designer Gaurav Gupta channels personal trauma into his latest collection, 'Across the Flame,' showcasing resilience and rebirth.

Rashi, explaining the view of Rabbi Nehemiah in the Talmud [1] that they spontaneously sang the song together, says that the Holy Spirit rested on them and miraculously the same words came into their ...

Is it worth it? The question circles me like a vulture, waiting. It arrives in the moments when pain swells into something ...

Let us reclaim the true meaning of survival and strive for a vibrant, purposeful life. Together, we can create a world where ...