Poetry has consistently served as a powerful medium for storytelling and self-expression, and Nigerian poets have made ...

In the poignant poem “Grass Will Grow,” Kenyan poet Jonathan Kariara writes, “If you should take my child, Lord, give my hands strength to dig his grave. Cover him with earth. Lord, send a little rain ...

Strachan slipped the surly bonds of earth in July 2023 at age 76. His passing was due to health issues related to the day in 1976 when, as a Kitsap County deputy, he was accidentally shot and left ...

Losing a loved one is one of life’s most painful experiences. In moments of grief, the Bible offers comfort, reminding us ...

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

Harry Cluff on the debts owed by Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams & Rainer Maria Rilke to the painter.

Polina Zherebtsova spent ten years of her childhood caught up in the wars declared by Russia on the Chechen Republic.

Carl Perkins wrote a song from the heart that inadvertently helped Paul McCartney process John Lennon's death.

Joy Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate in the U.S., is releasing two illustrative books this month, centered ...

We're born to die, but we're still shocked when You, Lord, call 'kin' home. Our neighbor left, her kids were shocked, no more on earth she'll roam. Another chap lost his sweet wife, no 'kin' are even ...

Senior writing, literature, and publishing major Annalisa Hansford describes their healing journey writing poetry ahead of ...

Johnny Tillotson, the singer-songwriter behind the 1960s hit "Poetry in Motion," di 1. Tillotson's wife of 45 years, Nancy, ...