Salon talks to poet Rita Dove about why degrading language and the arts threatens democracy and humanity

A lovely and strange docudrama about Allen Ginsberg flies with the angels and carouses in the gutter

The invisible hand waves bye-bye to Eddie Lampert, whose business plan has run Sears into the ground

Much of America doesn't fall within one category, and one TV show dared to address it in the most uncomfortable way

The late poet's work explored everything from feminism to the Vietnam War

Calvin Trillin's light verse about food and culture ignited a storm of criticism to kick off National Poetry Month

The former Arkansas governor pens a critique of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- in verse.

Newly released private letters to her psychologist reveal the import behind Plath's tragedy

By only associating patriotism with oppression, the left disarms itself in debates about the identity of the USA

This mesmerizing novel about a family that discovers a corpse while on vacation is not your average beach book

"Our best days are ahead of us. Together with Hillary Clinton as our president, America, we will rise"

Medical research suggests the outlook is grim for the chronically lonely. I can't imagine living any other way

In a new book, some great poets admit their humble, schmaltzy, love-struck poetic beginnings.

Peter LaBarbera just doesn't get it/Because the man is a terrified bigot

The bestselling historian serves up the stirring tale of the unsung men who built the transcontinental railroad.