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In "Late to the Search Party," Steven Espada Dawson's elegies grapple with addiction, loss, grief and belonging.
Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.
Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt pours herself a cup of hot coffee. She takes a look outside at the scenery around her new home ...
Each spread of pages pairs a photo with a brief observation, a message to the one holding the book to slow down…to be present.
Harper’s upbeat poem celebrates spring, the beauty of nature, and the joy of renewal. In contrast to many of her poems that address the social and political issues of her time, this one conveys a ...
There’s a range of flowering cherries, including smaller species for gardeners with limited space, to those that will grow to ...
It's not easy expressing your adoration for the woman in your life. Select some love poems for her and tell her how you really feel. Heartfelt love poems for her Love languages may vary from one ...
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 ...
Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?
Well spring is here — or is it? There is a saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.” This is very true in the Adirondacks. Last week I hiked St. Regis Mountain in a short ...