By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

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It celebrates the 10 year milestone of the Dumfries and Galloway LGBT Plus organisation in the region, the work it does and ...

Valentine's cards and gifts have their roots in English traditions — but Americans have long embraced them for romantic partners and other loved ones.

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In her poem "The Mirror," Sylvia Plath portrays the complexity of the struggle of the imposter, the struggle to be oneself.

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I heard what she said but didn’t quite get it. Her observation didn’t sink in, and wouldn’t sink in until years later.” ...

We thought the best way to get into the conversation was to bypass all of the stereotypical conversations that people imagine having with people serving long-term sentences and really dive into ...