Forget reggaeton or rap: for children in rural Cuba the epitome of cool is writing and singing a ten-line poem -- a art form ...

The Story of Old Glory" explores the historical evolution of the American flag, highlighting its origins from various ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" became our National Anthem on March 3, 1931. Here's a closer look at Francis Scott Key's masterpiece.

World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, the military band began playing the national anthem. People ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

But this year’s visitors witnessed more than firefall on February 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest ...

Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Here’s a poem about patience, about self-control, about the need to conserve your energy and constrain your desire. Fittingly enough, it’s a proper old-school ...

Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and must document the destruction and horrors of war. But can poetry ameliorate a war or hasten a peaceful resolution? Perhaps ...

Progressive Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that could remove George Washington from the state flag. House Bill 1938 aims to create a committee that will design a new state flag ...

Herald photo by Alexandra Noad Legion members lower an old flag and raise a new one at the Royal Canadian Legion on Saturday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag. Several ...

Last year, Minnesota unfurled its new state flag and accompanying state seal, which were adopted to replace an old design that Native Americans said reminded them of painful memories of conquest ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Local youth skate with a large Canadian flag on the Rideau Canal to launch celebrations for the 60th ...