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The poem confirmed the ascent of a rare new voice--a mesmerizing voice that became indispensable to American verse.

Our music critic gives a roundup of tactile, old-fashioned ways to honor sound, and the people who make it.

Also: the galloping Americana of Ryan Davis, Michael Urie's tragic "Richard II," a holiday roundup, Inkoo Kang's TV picks, and more.

How the restaurateur Gabrielle Hamilton--of the beloved New York City establishment Prune--became a noted memoirist.

The Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho conjures fateful interconnections among vivid characters living in the grip of military dictatorship.

Legislative body whose name comes from the Latin for "old man": six letters.

Today's theme: A place so nice . . .

The Divine Comedy, the poet's tour of the Christian afterlife, is filled with strikingly modern touches--and a poetic energy rooted in the imperfectly human.

After the rapper's 1979 hit "Christmas Rappin'," his song "The Breaks" was the first rap single to go gold. Now he's embracing the good ole days with a "Legends of Hip-Hop" concert.

Megalithic monuments in the otherworldly Orkney Islands remain a fundamental part of the landscape.