Manic, I run through the woods

My fists open like leaves

Here was a door, above which hung the cherished beauty

Don't hold my hand

Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare's works still seem inexhaustible as a source of pleasure and a spur to creative

Your nails are long...

I clawed at my throat; my nails digging into my skin. The pressure of my nails was good enough to leave some crescent shaped bruises.

John Keats (1795-1821) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), two great idealists...

Enrich yourself with five exciting facts about Nelle Harper Lee, the author who defined true grit, and moved readers with her persuasive style of storytelling.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over Ekushey Padak for 2016 to 16 eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions in their respective fields.

Italian author Umberto Eco, who became famous for the 1980 international blockbuster The Name of the Rose, died on Friday, Italian media reported. He was 84.

It was on a Monday morning that I was running late for work. To compound my problems, traffic was heavier than usual and only later,

Hope this mail finds you still playing to life's songs in perfect beats. However challenging the tunes are, I know that you will bear with

Where do they go these white puffs of cloud?

Today is the 118th birth anniversary of poet Jibanananda Das, a legend in Bengali literature. We remember him in this day with the greatest reverence.

With her kohl-rimmed eyes cast down, Nadia lilts through a folk couplet before a secret assembly of women poets on a forbidden subject that often gets people killed in Afghanistan -- love.

Morning comes upon us, a yawn...

Oh Rosie, Rosie my girl

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