As for Van Morrison, he begins one lyric found in “Lit Up Inside & Keep ’Er Lit: The Collected Lyrics” with “Rave on, John ...

I love Taylor Swift. I love her as a human, as a singer, as a celebrity, as musician, as a role model, as a fashionista, but, mostly, I love her as a writer. From the first time I heard “Teardrops on ...

Calling all poetry readers, listeners, and writers…have you ever heard a poem so deep that it gave you chills? Hasn’t the spoken art cut directly into your soul? Weren’t you impacted by its portrayal ...

Lyrics are often compared to poetry. Are they a form of "the poetic art?" Are they less "artistic?" Poetry has a romantic aura to it, whereas lyric writing seems rather plebeian (to borrow a word from ...

Because I use pop lyrics in my poems and review records for SPIN and elsewhere, people sometimes ask me whether I think of song lyrics as poetry. Looked at in certain ways, they obviously are; in ...

Taylor Swift’s lyrics are studied by college students across the country, including at Harvard University, for their literary value. Should they be woven into the high school and middle school English ...

How many poems do you know by heart? Not nursery rhymes or limericks, but poems of subtle structure and nuance, written in iambic pentameter, dactylic hexameter, AABB, or blank verse. If you are like ...

Reporting from HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — John Carter Cash is an imposing yet reposeful presence as he leans his 6-foot-2 1/2 frame against one of the rough-hewn lumber beams supporting the porch roof of ...

Poetry of Love is an unabashedly—and surprisingly satisfying—sensual experience. Seducing the listener with her husky, alluring voice and subtle readings, Hagenbach invites listeners to participate in ...

“Hamlet” really isn’t the right text to mine in Prince’s memory, though. A gender-blender like “As You Like It” gets closer. But of course fans reached for Shakespeare. Prince wasn’t especially ...