You probably thought that TLC stood for Tender Loving Care. It usually does, but I’ve used the acronym differently for ...

As a man in my 60s, I was brought up to believe tears were not for men to shed. Thankfully I have learnt this to be not just ...

These days, Alissa Quart’s attention has broken into strange shapes. But she has found a reprieve in one thing: poetry.

What makes a good self-help book? The excellent book mentioned here is Philippa Perry’s The Book You Want Everyone You Love to Read. Rebecca Watson’s column also contains mention of Cate Blanchett’s ...

Here are three quick facts about American Idol standout Slater Nalley, who has already gone viral for making Carrie Underwood cry.

WORLD poetry slam champion Harry Baker will be heading to Skipton in April as part of his four-month UK tour. After ...

For generations, society has dictated who women should be and how they should behave. But when women conform too much to these expectations, the same society steps in to correct them.

From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf The ...

A hip labral tear is an injury to the ring of cartilage (the labrum) around the hip socket. The labrum is essential for hip joint stability. The cartilage rim deepens the socket and holds the leg bone ...

Because I came out with a streaky tear face blinking into the dingy reality ... demanding “Tell us why you’re crying so we’ll understand!” Deborah Garrison is a book editor and poet.

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 ...

Tears For Fears co-founders Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith named their band after a phrase from the writings of Arthur Janov, the psychologist who popularized primal scream therapy. The British duo ...