Half a century ago, a competition for a first book of poems, to be judged by W.H. Auden and Stephen Spender, for... Published Sep 17, 2017 07:01am

A literary agent once said to me that a paragraph in People magazine with some trivial gossip about a writer sold... Updated Jun 04, 2017 11:03am

There’s many a neglected genius in literary history. Sometimes, chance leads one to discover a work of... Updated Apr 10, 2017 05:24pm

REVIEWING a new play on the radio, a drama critic described it at length — a soldier returning from Afghanistan... Updated Feb 05, 2017 09:32am

There may be several reasons why a writer reaches the heights of popularity, but great writing is not necessarily one of Published Dec 25, 2016 07:18am

On some of the best short story writers and how their craft is executed Published Oct 30, 2016 07:27am

John Dryden and Alexander Pope’s expressions of what constituted a great poem set an example that has been followed by Published Aug 28, 2016 07:24am

A look at the German legend of Faust and an array of artistic and literary works it has influenced throughout history Updated Jul 10, 2016 08:45am

The poet whose life coincided with one of the most important periods in the history of European poetry called Published May 29, 2016 08:11am

On writing in a foreign language — English — and the penchant for using quotations Published Apr 10, 2016 06:58am

On the brilliance of Joseph Conrad and what his correspondence reveals about his literary struggles and writing process Published Feb 21, 2016 07:11am

Translated works of foreign-language authors open up a whole new world of literature for writers and readers alike Published Nov 15, 2015 06:59am

On the storytelling skills of the Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer Updated Oct 05, 2015 03:07pm

Despite his current obscurity the Uruguayan writer’s work is incomparably original and influential Published Aug 09, 2015 07:55am

A reflection on what makes the Brazilian author’s work so brilliant Published Jul 13, 2015 12:35am

On the great American poet, “a major voice” among his contemporaries Updated May 17, 2015 01:23pm

Writers are individuals whose deepest attachment is not to their country or to a sociopolitical group but to art Published Mar 22, 2015 06:43am

Zulfikar Ghose is a poet, novelist and literary critic. Apart from criticism and poetry, he has also penned many novels. Updated Mar 02, 2015 04:07pm

IN the reception room of a doctor’s office that I visit twice a year there is a shelf filled with novels donated ... Published Feb 01, 2015 06:14am

WHEN he was translating St-John Perse’s poem Anabase, T. S. Eliot wrote to the French poet to say that he... Published Dec 07, 2014 07:09am