The Taliban, in Their Own Verse

A new anthology of insurgent poetry, just published in Britain, is being received with both appreciation and anger. The poems themselves show how the Taliban's public bravado and severe Islamic code are sometimes at odds with its fighters' ruminations.

At War Blog: The Taliban, in Their Own Verse

A new anthology of insurgent poetry, just published in Britain, is being received with both appreciation and anger. The poems themselves show how the Taliban's public bravado and severe Islamic code are sometimes at odds with its fighters' ruminations.

The Onib ties: ‘Daddy, bakit ang galing mong gumawa ng pangit?’

I wouldn’t hang that in my bathroom.” The remark has become quite infamous since one mortal made it upon coming into virginal contact with Onib Olmedo’s art. Bettina Olmedo herself overheard it early in her husband’s career as a painter, from a society matron who, like many at the time, bought a painting for one of two reasons, or both: as an ornament of interior decoration and as a coveted item ...

A lady of faith, hope and love

A prayer on our bulletin board … a cookbook … two volumes of poems … a photo of a Little League team … a Rosary ….

New book captures late Northwest poet Robert Sund's words

New book captures late Northwest poet Robert Sund's words