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Daughter shares love for mother who had an untimely death by putting her thoughts into poetry appropriate for Mother's Day in Pritchardville SC.

“Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art,” I whispered into my partner's ear like a dweeb. I was prepared for laughter, at best. Until then, I'd always followed ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- Belise Nishimwe remembers what it's like to feel voiceless. Born in a refugee camp in Tanzania, she came to Portland at age 5 ...

HRC is celebrating National Poetry Month by asking young people nationwide to write poems about what equality means to them and share them with us.

This feature is part of a seven-day series featuring the 2019 honorees of Celebrating Volunteers, a collaborative effort between The Post-Crescent and the ...

Ed Madden dislikes restricting poems to books. He's been Columbia's poet laureate since 2015, appointed to a second four-year term in February. In his role ...

Natasha Oladokun is a poet, but she didn't grow up reading much poetry. She wasn't really aware contemporary poets existed or that poetry was a legitimate ...

Creative writing professor Jeffrey McDaniel critiques Justin Bieber's Instagram love poem to Hailey Bieber (formerly Baldwin).

Linda Gregg, an award-winning poet whose muse followed her in her wanderings from the wilds of Northern California to the rugged hills of Greece, from the ...

An anthology of Victorian women poets is a window into their thoughts and feelings during the first world war.

Teens from over 50 high schools gather in Los Angeles for the Get Lit Classic Slam, a poetry festival with more than 300 student performers.

On Tuesday, the Kenyon Bookstore embarked on a flight. At 4:15, a combination of Russian, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and other Modern Languages & Literature ...

"How big and how vast our world is around us / So grateful for god we were lost but he found us."

The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by a walk with his dog.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Farrington High School student Jalen Espejo wrote a poem about leaving the Philippines to live in Hawaii. It's a happy and sad ...

The Love House, the headquarters for the Center for the Study of the American South, which is hosting the Poetry on the Porch event with Southern Culture ...

I'm almost certainly the only student in the history of the Ashland Public School System to dress up as Harold Bloom for Career Day. I was in fifth grade and my ...

30 years of publishing poetry, that's an achievement, not just for April which is poetry month, but for poetry.

Narcissism is a love deficit, a state of existence that a narcissist has been tricked to believe makes him superior, with entitlements over others. In a.

Ask the Astro Poets is the monthly advice column by W's resident astrologers, Alex Dimitrov (Sagittarius) and Dorothea Lasky (Aries). At the halfway point of ...

In this sound portrait, we meet poet Amir Safi. He tells us about falling in love with poetry and competing in poetry slams, as well as the story behind his viral Ode ...

Poetry captures what's so often ungraspable, articulates what's so often inarticulable, makes sense of the seemingly nonsensical. Here at 17 of the best poetry ...

A first glance at the elevated diction and usage of the sonnet form in Conway resident Libby Maxey's poetry might make readers believe it's inaccessible. But to ...

What better avenue to celebrate words than to join with young readers or read to even younger ones?

Mia Westfere placed second in her age group in an annual poetry contest in Toledo last year. On Thursday, the 15-year-old competed again, this time winning. ...

Here's a look at four new and noteworthy poetry collections from Oregon poets. Carl Adamshick: “Birches” (Four Way Books, 88 pages, $15.95). “Now I live ...

Hoping to dispel the long-held belief that the late poet Emily Dickinson was a recluse who didn't want a relationship or anyone to ever read her work (a ...

Fiction by Greg Jackson: “The volcano was there, and so we had to climb it. That was how things shook out for me.”

Five local activists and poets have launched a series of workshops in Ypsilanti that will culminate in the publication of a poetry anthology by Washtenaw County ...

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending the concert and release party for my friend Alex Weiser's gorgeous new CD, called … and all the days were ...

Editor's note: For National Poetry Month, we're featuring 37 up-and-coming black poets this week who we expect to do amazing work over the next decade.

Mary Norris's “Greek to Me” is an exuberant account of a decades-long obsession with a culture and its language.

These poems are easy to understand. Iin their own unique way, capture the essence of Easte, spring and rebirth. And are worth keeping nearby.

Maya Phillips on Diane Seuss's fourth poetry collection, “Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry and a ...

By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com To know Renée Adams is to know her love of poetry, and in Del Ray, her name is inextricably linked with mention of.

Calumet — Coming to the state Poetry Out Loud competition in Lansing, Tajah-Rayne Davise was intimidated by the other students. None of them recited like ...

Artists, musicians and filmmakers look for the singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's elusive essence.

Rachel Eliza Griffiths joins Kevin Young to discuss “Rain Light,” by W. S. Merwin, and her own poem “Heart of Darkness.”

Danny Simmons, who founded the HBO show, is an influential leader of the local arts community. Leading lights like Sonia Sanchez and Ursula Rucker will ...

To honor the 414 flag event as well as the city of Milwaukee in general for 414 Day, local filmmaker Wes Tank for made this 'visual love poem of Milwaukee.'

Recently, I visited a friend in Pune city, India. She invited me to go to the mall just for "trolling"; I reacted with all my dislike for the mall culture and suggested that ...

Linda Gregg, who explored beauty, loss, struggle and desire in award-winning poetry that was spare but intense and deeply evocative, died on March 20 in ...

I should start by saying I'm a poetic illiterate. I've never read Whitman or Yeats, and my poetry analysis skills date back to 8th grade English class. That being ...

A selection of recent poetry books (plus Whitman's ruminations); and a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.

This little book of 39 poems deserves to be read in one sitting – so compelling is its material, so fluid its prose. The collection's topics of love, loss, sex, ...

The poet, playwright and cultural impresario on supporting his family through poetry, his love for comic books and why 'home' is really his laptop, Meredith.

The project will last for the month of April, which is National Poetry Month.

Lanier Library is pleased to host internationally celebrated and award winning poet George Bilgere for a reading from his latest work, Saturday, April 27, 4:00 ...

In the following selection from the afterword to a new edition of Live Oak, with Moss, a set of Walt Whitman poems rediscovered in the 1950s and now presented ...

As part of the Lawrence Clayton Poets & Writers Speaker Series, Aimee Nezhukumatathil will speak on April 5 at Hardin-Simmons University.

BREMERTON — Tia Hudson admits that Bremerton isn't a bastion of the literary arts. But as the city's first-ever poet-laureate, she hopes to spread the love of ...

April 24, 2019 Brian Burmeister wracked his brain trying to find just the right words to portray the agony and hardships faced by those in Darfur, Sudan.

Almyra Hotel is hosting a photography exhibition of the artist Ergenç Korkmazel. The exhibition's theme is the rituals and poetry we encounter in nature. For the ...

Poetry took a back seat to lessons in cultural diversity and humanity during this month's Verse Like Water poetry reading event at Central Lakes College.

Just seconds before he died in a crash, a well-known pro skateboarder was seen on video grabbing the bumper of a truck and being pulled behind the truck ...

Simon Winkler from Triple R in Melbourne picks out the Australian artists that definitely deserve a listen.

About midway through Wild Nights With Emily, Molly Shannon, playing the iconic American poet Emily Dickinson, sneaks away from a party to meet with her ...

A poem about final acts of love that spans playfulness, anger and delicate eroticism.

[Spoilers for season 8, episode 2 of Game Of Thrones]. Sophie Turner spills a lot of tea. It should come as no surprise, then, that when her best mate, Maisie ...

The Ruler of Dubai's new book of poems was launched at Meydan in Dubai.

NEW YORK — Leonard Cohen died the day before Donald Trump was elected president. I mention this only because one of the works in “Leonard Cohen: A ...

In an exclusive and revealing BBC Radio 5 Live interview, Manchester United's Juan Mata talks football, poetry and human behaviour.

The City of Toronto's poet laureate, Albert F. Moritz, wrote this to commemorate the first anniversary of the Yonge Street van attack, which occurred on April 23, ...

The late 2016 release of A Tribe Called Quest's final album, We Got It From Here … Thank You 4 Your *Service*, should have been a moment of absolute triumph.

Love gone wrong. Where would ballet — or theater or movies or novels, for that matter — be without it? Rarely does the uneven course run more strangely than ...

SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Finally today, some music. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SOMETHING AMERICAN"). JADE BIRD: (Singing) You don't call me now, and I ...

The students in Kenya understood in the most visceral way the value of water. The misuse of natural resources during our age of climate change is unethical and ...

Classicist and Odyssey translator Emily Wilson explains why Beto O'Rourke's approach to the Odyssey matters.

Acclaimed poet Damian Gorman has penned a work to mark 50 years since the start of the Troubles.

AN OTLEY schoolgirl has had her poem declared 'best in Yorkshire'. More than 25,000 primary school children from across England and Wales entered the ...

With the warm, yellow-tinged light of daybreak filtering through the sky and across the Arlington National Cemetery grounds, hundreds gathered Sunday for the ...

Novant UVA Health System needs volunteers in surgical services at the Manassas and Haymarket hospitals. It also needs volunteers at the Aubergine Thrift ...

Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon co-founded the nonprofit Pathway to Paris five years ago after the People's Climate March in New York City in 2014.

A local writer has released a book detailing Yeats' connection to Sligo which is a great insight into the poet's rich history here in the Northwest.

The 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman's birth has inspired Whitman@200, a year-long celebration of the beloved American icon.

April is National Poetry Month. I realize that this may not be the most exciting news for UW students, but that's a sad thing, especially considering that the ...

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn….. Those lines from For the Fallen by Robert Binyon ...

Anaïs Mitchell, the writer behind the hit musical Hadestown, reveals why it took 13 years to bring the ancient story of Orpheus to Broadway.

Julian Lucas on “Machines Like Me,” a retrofuturist drama that takes on the ethics of both artificial intelligence and all-too-human intimacy.

Eight-year old Laurel had a job to do. “Please keep Mandy in your room until our meeting ends,” Laurel's mother said. “Okay, Mom.” She bounced up the.

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are in their honeymoon phase. The couple has been gushing over each other on social media lately, first with Bieber's poem ...

While a mish-mash of people and narratives, there was one unifying thread in the playwright: feminism is a framework in which all people can find a place.

Poet Kwame Alexander's latest community poem is inspired by kids' definitions of love, touching on everything from ephemeral connections and puppy kisses to ...

The Houston poet reads a poem inspired by his commitment to health.

I have spent much of my adult life reflecting on the ways that I, a woman, have been wronged by men. Serious crimes, generalised disdain, romantic betrayal - all ...

Students are often struggling with the formation of their identity throughout their undergraduate career. Unmasking Your Identity, a new organization on campus ...

In this sound portrait, we meet poet Addie Tsai. She talks about poetry as a therapeutic space, how she unwinds from writing and what inspires her. She reads ...

The actress has shared the cutest family snaps — and silliest headshots — through the years. Read more about her life in the Beautiful Issue of PEOPLE, ...

As New Zealand prepares to remember those lives lost in 20-century wars, New Zealand actor Michael Hurst reflects upon wars dating back millennia, and the ...

Camille Dungy, a poet, essayist and professor in the department of English, is likely the first woman at CSU to win the prestigious fellowship.

A care leaver who faced terrible abuse growing up in a care home 50 years ago explains why he now talks about his experiences. @clare_horton. Tue 23 Apr ...

Whether you watch them on the CW's Riverdale or ship them IRL, it's easy to root for Bughead because of their cuteness and chemistry alone. But what does ...

Every year, Arab scholars commemorate the 1981 assassination of Balqis al-Rawi, wife of poet Nizar Qabbani. He stopped writing about love - and the Arab ...

PANTERA has released a new teaser for the band's long-awaited fourth home video as "bonus 420" surprise on Sunday, April 21. Check it out below.

Our love affair with love poetry's as old as time and showing no signs of fading, writes Rita de Brún. Time was when the Bible was considered the oldest book ...

MUCH-LOVED actor Stephen Tompkinson is starring in a show at Keswick's Theatre by the Lake this week. Tompkinson plays the part of Frank in Educating Rita ...

Love Poems (For Married People) Author John Kenney joins John Williams to explain why he created a satirical take on love poetry. But then, he goes into why ...

I Fell Out of Love is a series of frank conversations with artists untangling the messy relationships between art, passion, work and money. Do you need to love ...

Exploring the theme of 'New Narratives', the 5th edition of Aberdeen's Look Again Festival will see the transformation of vacant and underused areas of the city ...

by: Paul R. Benson. When we dare to fall in love, it is as if our feet stand atop a precipice as we contemplate the leap of faith into the unknown. How far does one ...