On the south side of the river / inside a mossy grove / they say there lives a boy / with pockets full of gold… So begins a ...

In her poem "The Mirror," Sylvia Plath portrays the complexity of the struggle of the imposter, the struggle to be oneself.

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.

Forget Hamlet, Lear or Macbeth – the Bard saved his sharpest psychological insights and finest poetry for Richard II ...

This year, the world's biggest happiness study will see 30,000 volunteers try different joy-boosting activities, to find out ...

Next Tuesday — the day before we mark his birthday — is the 164th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s final departure from his ...

In my bathroom hangs a photograph of William Gladstone in 1898, dead on a bier in his library at home in Hawarden, lying in ...

On her latest book, ‘Openings’, the short story as a form, diasporic writing, and why she believes that life actually happens ...

Teri Jensen of Hutchinson earned the grand prize in this year’s Leader Recipe Contest with her Thanksgiving dish, “Autumn Turkey Salad with Tapestry Breading.” Jensen’s recipe combines ...

The West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival returns this summer, during the month of May, with performances from acclaimed Irish and international artists. The festival opens on Thursday, May 8, at 8pm in ...

Knife isn’t set in Hampi. It was the next Rushdie book I read. It is a painful, and gripping narrative. But it is also ...