who does not see a kind of living poetry in these presentations of the wondrous richness of our American life and activity. They are, indeed, the rough eleements of such a real epic as was never ...

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, ...

Instead, it was something that has long been central to epic poetry: the founding of empires ... epics have played a similar role for the American right. Epics have often shored up empires.

Since America’s founding, the diversity of American writers has shaped its literature. Authors and poets of the past have created a colorful collection of works that are still studied today alongside ...