In his poem “Alfabet,” the German poet Bertolt Brecht formulated this zero-sum mindset as follows: “Said the poor man with a twitch: Were I not poor, you wouldn’t be rich.” Although this ...

He was a poor monk in modest robes ... It's all thanks to a handful of rich New Yorkers and two short poems. The tale of St. Nicholas is one that has spread across continents and cultures since ...

“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its craft — and its wildness. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Poems ...

One of the survey questions was: “To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘The more the rich have, the less there is for the poor.’?” Responses to this ...