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If we read Ditlevsen’s poems through the lens of Lessing, you could say that Ditlevsen’s so-called sentimentality is a poetic anachronism that functions as a subversive tool, an anachronism on a par ...

NEW YORK – For many adults in the United States, sleep deprivation is a problem that can affect both physical and mental health. Research suggests that chronic poor sleep raises your risk of ...

Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Mookie Betts has some advice. “He should get his sleep now,” Betts said, speaking in Tokyo. “Because when the baby comes he won’t get any.” Betts has two children ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts speaks during a sponsor’s promotional event in Tokyo ...

Eating the right foods throughout the day could be the key to a good night’s rest. A growing body of research has found that some foods can help your body produce optimal levels of hormones that ...

A hypnic jerk is a sudden involuntary twitch or muscle contraction that occurs as you fall asleep. Also known as sleep starts, these hypnic jerks may jolt the entire body or affect only one part, like ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

Jan. 16, 2025 Here is some of the greatest, most practical advice I’ve heard on how to start reading poetry: “A poem is best read in the light of all the other poems ever written. We read A ...