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An English professor at Hood College won an award for her upcoming poetry collection. Elizabeth Knapp received the 3 Mile ...
In "Late to the Search Party," Steven Espada Dawson's elegies grapple with addiction, loss, grief and belonging.
Paul Revere raced through the Massachusetts country side on horseback to warn patriot leaders that British soldiers were on ...
It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?
Chelsea O’Donnell has filed to legally change her surname amid reports that her adoptive mother, Rosie O’Donnell, has removed her from her will and two family trusts.
Rosie O’Donnell posted a lengthy poem to Substack this week chronicling a messy fallout with her adopted 27-year-old daughter ...
The “View” alum adopted Chelsea as a baby in 1997. The mother-daughter duo have been estranged on and off throughout the ...
Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...
What’s your favorite Langston Hughes poem? Maybe it’s one you grew up with. Maybe it’s one you stumbled across in a moment of need. Either way, I’d love to know why it matters to you.
Poetry is often seen as an indulgence and/or as something reserved for certain kinds of intellectuals and artists. It can be considered inaccessible for various reasons, not the least of which being ...
McKay often wrote in the Jamaican dialect, and while his poetry highlighted socioeconomic inequalities, it also celebrated the dignified lives in the Black community. The first stanza is excerpted ...