Metaphor. Foreshadowing. Boy wizards. Most of us know the common elements of fiction. But there’s an endless supply of ...

Stephanie Burt, poetry co-editor of The Nation and English professor at Harvard University, will present a talk about her most recent book, titled “Don’t Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poems.” ...

The poet reads. The audience listens. It’s the traditional — and fine — practice for writers hawking a new book, for local poets airing new work, and for high school literature classes. But when ...

For thousands of years, humans have been creating stories — and for just as long, they’ve been coming up with words to describe all the tools and techniques that make a story work. But these “literary ...

Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of memorable lines. This week’s installment celebrates the power of lyrical language in all forms and asks you to identify the ...