Articles by Elizabeth Lawrence

Every year on March 17, Americans across the United States eat corned beef and Irish soda bread and wear their favorite green shirt in recognition of St. Patrick’s Day, the annual celebration honoring the patron saint of Ireland and all… Read More

Jack Jouett, known affectionately as the “Paul Revere of the South,” is a lesser-known hero of the American Revolution. Much like Mr. Revere, Jouett embarked on a dangerous journey to defend cause of liberty. The Ride of Jack Jouett During… Read More

The United States launched combat operations in Iran over the weekend (Feb. 28-March 1) that began with a US-Israel joint strike targeting the Middle Eastern nation’s military assets and top political leaders, including Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was… Read More

In the wake of World War II, a new era of poetry emerged: Postmodernism. Widely considered a reaction to the modern literary works that came before it, early Postmodern poetry reflected a growing skeptical perspective that emphasized uncertainty and was… Read More

With such life-altering inventions as the automobile and incandescent lightbulbs, the world changed dramatically in the early 20th century. Poets, writers, and other creatives whose lives were surrounded by technological advancements believed the arts needed a daring new approach to… Read More

Most Americans know the story of Paul Revere, the Revolutionary War hero, but have you heard of Sybil Ludington? Revere’s famous midnight ride to warn of the British has been immortalized in books, movies, songs, and poetry. But he wasn’t… Read More

Every year on the third Monday in February, Americans celebrate Presidents’ Day – an annual holiday acknowledging the office of the presidency. While the holiday was originally established to honor President George Washington’s birthday, it has since evolved to recognize… Read More

The Victorian era of poetry took place during the reign of the United Kingdom’s Queen Victoria, running from 1837 to 1901 after the Napoleonic Wars and before the beginning of World War I. Victorian poets kept many of the Romantic… Read More

After neoclassicism dominated the literary arts with logic and reason, a new age focused on nature and emotions emerged in the late 18th and early 19th centuries: Romanticism. Unlike poetry written during the Enlightenment, which followed strict rules and emulated… Read More

Neoclassical poetry dominated the 18th century, emerging at the end of the Renaissance around 1650 and running until the year 1800. It developed during the Enlightenment, a period defined by order that was also referred to as the Age of… Read More

In the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the United States was at a crossroads. The delicate balance between liberty and safety was suddenly strained, forcing lawmakers to confront difficult questions about how best to protect the nation… Read More

For millennia, writers have expressed themselves through poetry, an intimate literary art form that dates back to 2000 BC. The earliest recognized form of poetry is called “epic,” a type of long narration that usually explores an ancient character’s adventures…. Read More