St. Nicholas was introduced to the U.S. in the early 1800s, and quickly mutated into a "right jolly old elf" thanks to the 1823 poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas," commonly known as "'Twas the Night ...

Early Dutch settlers of New York called the holiday hero Sint Herr Nikolaas, later shortened to Sinterklaas ... with the poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas”—also known by its opening line ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...

„Lieve Dieuwertje, bedankt voor alles”, schrijft De Walle bij een foto van Blok. „We gaan je zo vreselijk missen, ik en die oude weldoener.” De Walle wenst de nabestaanden en „heel, heel ...

Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted. "FOUR LETTER TV POEM FURY" thundered the front page of one British newspaper, condemning the "cascade of expletives".

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Misschien was Dieuwertje Blok nog geliefder dan Sinterklaas. Tweeëntwintig jaar was zij presentatrice van het Sinterklaasjournaal. Immer opgewekt en meelevend, of met een bezorgde frons om alles ...

But there's a problem: "pius" Aeneas, as he's called in the poem (meaning dutiful and, for lack of a better term, job-oriented), has his eyes on his mission to found a new city for his people ...

Chennai, Mar 04 (ANI): College students make rangoli while celebrating International Women’s Day at Vepery, in Chennai on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Lakshmi) International Women's Day is celebrated ...

Vol verwachting klopt ons hart! Op indebuurt Gouda lees je alles over Sinterklaas in Gouda: de intocht van Sinterklaas, alle activiteiten en evenementen rondom Sinterklaas en waar de Sint al zijn ...