Harjo emphasized poetry’s role in creating empathy and self-awareness throughout life’s challenges. “The stories nourish—even as we go through the struggle that all of us are continually going through ...

John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest collection, “Cemeteries and Galaxies,” are full ...

Here's how to help the poemless: go to the poetry shelves in the children’s section of your local library. Grab a book by ...

The founder of the Forward Prizes for Poetry explains why we should all be self-medicating with verse . ... How a poem a day can ease life’s pain and help us through the hardest times.

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Joseph Bruchac, who lives in Greenfield Center, New York. Joe has been writing since his 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Monthony, praised one of his ...

From poetry in his bedroom to now opening for big names like Tech N9ne, Dakotah Faye’s journey is more than just about music. In the heart of North Dakota, a local artist is turning pain into ...

His poem also read, “Look alive 901 for we were born by the river.” All of the teens were required to write 150 to 300 words on any subject matter, but they had to include something positive ...

Poem: Still life Anton Stephan's poem shows how life can eat at the time we have. Image by cromaconceptovisual from Pixabay. By Anton Stephan. March 04, 2025 at 12:00 AM. Comments Share ...

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