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Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a poem could do…,” how poetry changes our brains, and what you might get out ...
The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress discusses four books that examine some of the struggles that come with being a ...
She said she hopes to make parents laugh and see they are not alone in this journey ... but that was my feeling.” That first poem was called “Photos of You.” Then dozens more flowed ...
In 'Cosmic Connections,' Charles Taylor focuses on how art, and poetry in particular, both expresses and responds to the ...
“Poetry is the art of compression, of saying in a few well-chosen words, enhanced with rhythm and musicality of language what ...
A racist message, containing threats of violence towards Black people, has been circulating around Leicester High School.
Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...
In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.
Jean Prokott—a decade-long Century High School English teacher, the city’s third Poet Laureate, a recent recipient of a $50K ...
Yet one of many charms of “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is that it has no intentions of timeliness. It has nothing to do with ...
The arts are often written off as worthless, or certainly not worth the federal funding that they receive. But young poets like me know otherwise.