Street poet Virgil Killebrew looks back on the Million Man March 25 years later Street poet Virgil Killebrew talks about his poetry and experience at the Million Man March on it's 25th anniversary.

Best known for his epic poem, “The Aeneid”, Virgil (70 – 19 BC) was regarded by Romans as a national treasure. His work reflects the relief he felt as civil war ended and the rule of Augustus began.

The first great poet after Rome’s clear emergence as the classical superpower, Lucretius presents a problem–what we might call the anxiety of influence–for all the Augustan Golden Age poets: Horace, ...

Playwright, poet, and performer Dael Orlandersmith is fascinated by the way people move through the world — both literally and figuratively. Her “Yellowman,” a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, explores ...

Gorgeous pageants, tempestuous rejoicings in every city of the land, honored Italy’s No. 1 Virgil (Publius Virgilius Maro) on the 2,000th anniversary of his birth (TIME, May 5). Last week Italy faced ...

Like translations, most biographies are for the time of their audience. In 2008 Sarah Ruden delivered an “Aeneid” in a line-by-line version that spoke in a clear, vibrant American English, her ...