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Rudyard Kipling

A New Collection Shines Light Rudyard Kipling, the Poet

John Lundberg | Posted 05.10.2013 | Arts
John Lundberg

Though he was a Nobel Laureate, Kipling is a controversial figure in the literary world. He was a strong voice for colonialism and the British Empire -- at times, from a contemporary perspective, shockingly so.

Scholar Unearths Over 50 Never-Before-Seen Poems By Late Master

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 02.26.2013 | Books

Searching through multiple hiding places, an American scholar and professor has discovered over 50 never-before-seen poems by the late British poet an...

A Cathartic Shrine for the Living

J. Michael Welton | Posted 04.22.2013 | Arts
J. Michael Welton

For Richmond, Va. art director Ann Rudy, a recent class in narrative collage turned quickly into a cathartic experience. In October, she signed up fo...

The Poetry Of Travel

Peter Mandel | Posted 01.28.2013 | Travel
Peter Mandel

Poetry. Poetry and travel. Do they go together? Are they secret lovers -- or at least good pals?

U.S.-India Cyber Diplomacy: A Waiting Game

Franz-Stefan Gady | Posted 12.25.2012 | Technology
Franz-Stefan Gady

This week, the Indian National Security Council Secretariat released recommendations by a joint public-private working group on cybersecurity aimed to strengthen India's cybersecurity capabilities to combat the rising threat from cyberspace.

America Needs a Rudyard Kipling

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 10.23.2012 | World
Sarwar Kashmeri

Perhaps what America needs as it continues on its neo-imperial journey is a Rudyard Kipling. In riveting poetry and prose Kipling brought the glory, the blood, the savagery, and the sacrifice of the common soldier home to Britons.

PHOTOS: 3 Amazing Literary Pilgrimages

Tania Seibert | Posted 10.07.2012 | Books
Tania Seibert

Despite the sweat stains, blistered toes, and hefty amount of complaining, on my part, during these scheduled hikes to each writer's house, there is no sweeter taste than that of completing a 12 mile hike with an afternoon nap in Virginia Woolf's garden.

What Do You Say to a Girl?

Tara Chklovski | Posted 08.22.2012 | Home
Tara Chklovski

Is it a boy or a girl?" Why is this usually our first question when we see a baby?

PHOTOS: Top 10 Must-Sees In Myanmar

Kensington Tours | Posted 07.30.2012 | Travel
Kensington Tours

Don't be surprised if monks and nuns share the same status as rock-stars and celebrities -- it is truly unlike any place you know!

To Tag Or Not To Tag

Edward Goldman | Posted 01.03.2012 | Arts
Edward Goldman

Rudyard Kipling in one of his poems, more than a hundred years ago, famously said, "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." Hmm, I wonder what he would say if he had the chance to see the exhibition by Los Angeles artist Gajin Fujita at L.A. Louver Gallery. You want to see clash of civilizations? Here's your chance.

Feral Children in Children's Books

Monica Edinger | Posted 11.02.2011 | Books
Monica Edinger

ReadingĀ this Roger Moorhouse pieceĀ on the eighteenth century German feral child, Peter of Hanover, reminded me ofĀ Victor of AveyronĀ who showed up ...

Royal Wedding Questions

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 06.30.2011 | Style
Maggie Van Ostrand

Well, I don't know about the rest of you but I'm weddinged out. There hasn't been this much media coverage of an event since Lindsay Lohan's last arre...

Best London Hotels for Oh-So-British Tea

Pam Grout | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Pam Grout

The Brits, true to stereotype, consume more tea per capita than anywhere in the world. And their tea rooms take their mission of serving afternoon tea seriously. Here are two of my favorites:

Poems for Mother's Day

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
John Lundberg

My mother likes to tell me that even if I showed up at her door and told her I'd committed a felony--murder, whatever--she would still love me. In honor of that devotion, here are some poems for Mother's Day.

Mark Twain Centennial: Rudyard Kipling's Interview With Mark Twain

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

This article originally appeared as a Library of America Story of the Week feature. An Interview with Mark Twain Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) From "T...

Glenn Beck Book 'The Overton Window' Trailer: Does It Make You Want To Read The Book? (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

It's no shock that right wing pundit Glenn Beck would eventually try his hand at writing fiction -- there's certainly a precedent for it. Beck steps i...

Wimbledon Appoints Its First Official Poet

The Guardian | Caroline Davies | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Harvey will produce a poem a day throughout the fortnight as the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club follows Heathrow airport and Marks & Spencer...

'Infidel Poetics' and Magic Unicorns

Travis Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Travis Nichols

The infidels are here to crush your pearls of wisdom. Sorry. This is especially bad news for readers who hope that the poets of the world know something special, and that poems exist to deliver the goods.

Rubbernecking: An Additional Ten Reality Shows I'd Like to See

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Holly Cara Price

Lindsay Hop - in which we follow La Lohan on her merry adventures tearing through Hollywood's party scene whilst destroying thousands of brain cells.

Kristol On Cheney: Kipling Would Admire Him

NY Times | WILLIAM KRISTOL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

You gotta love Dick Cheney. O.K., O.K. ... you don't have to. But consider this exchange with Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday": WALLACE: Did you r...

Blagojevich's Poem A Popular Choice

NPR | Linton Weeks | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

As it turns out, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is not the first to quote the popular English poet Rudyard Kipling at a time of great turmoil. At a ne...

Rachel Maddow Finishes Blagojevich's Poem (VIDEO)

HuffPost | Dan Duray | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

As if declaring his innocence when America knows that Patrick Fitzgerald has tapes of him sounding like Tony Soprano weren't bizarre enough, Rod Blag...