View gallery Image Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Prince Harry, 38, and his wife, Meghan Markle, 41, flashed huge smiles when they posed for a photo alongside poet Amanda Gorman, 24, via Instagram on Nov. 23. “Beyond thrilled to have had the honor of speaking with The Duchess on her podcast, Archetypes, where I spoke on the … Read more
Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy and earthly humor about his childhood, Judaism, mortality and the wonders of the contemplative life, has died. He was 97. Stern, New Jersey’s first poet laureate, died Thursday at Calvary Hospice in New York City, according to his longtime … Read more
The writer is director of the Marshall Institute at the London School of Economics and was formerly head of the University of Oxford’s MBA programme Rishi Sunak is the first person of colour to become UK prime minister, the first Hindu and the richest premier in modern times. He is also, significantly, the first to … Read more
A writing desk at one of Pablo Neruda’s homes, now a museum, in Isla Negra, Chile, on Aug. 31. The museum attracts a steady stream of visitors, despite recent denunciations of the Chilean poet, who died in 1973. Paz Olivares Droguett for NPR hide caption toggle caption Paz Olivares Droguett for NPR A writing desk … Read more
Sara Ali Khan shared this picture. (courtesy: saraalikhan95) Namaste readers, it’s Sara Ali Khan‘s birthday today. She turns 27. From her fashion picks to her acting, Sara has always managed to put her best foot forward. And, as far as her social media game is concerned, the actress has nailed it like a pro. Be … Read more
Amanda Gorman, 24, is the nation’s youngest poet laureate. She’s received awards from College Women of the Year and the Webbys, and added inauguration poet to her resume in Jan. 2021. The writer was picked by first lady, Dr. Jill Biden, to join the likes of Maya Angelou (her hero) and Robert Frost by reading … Read more
Actors for the Donetsk Regional Drama Theater of Mariupol, on stage during a rehearsal for their play Cry of a Nation at the Uzhhorod municipal theater on July 14. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption toggle caption Laurel Chor for NPR Actors for the Donetsk Regional Drama Theater of Mariupol, on stage during a rehearsal … Read more