Not so long ago, I was visiting a dying woman. To console and encourage their mother, her daughters, who were also present, ...

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

The United World College-USA student will represent New Mexico for the second time in two years at the Poetry Out Loud ...

But today we’re talking about how poetry can also help us express our messiest feelings. My guest today is America ... me on Facebook or on Instagram, and he’d say, wow, you look really ...

Porsha joins me now ... writing a poem, all I could write about is Gaza or all of the other things around politics that are happening in our world today as opposed to writing a beautiful metaphor ...

I would get a proud tear in my eye whenever we sang “America, the Beautiful” in school, church or wherever. The words hold power for me to this day. However, recently I’m wondering how many ...

Jean Prokott—a decade-long Century High School English teacher, the city’s third Poet Laureate, a recent recipient of a $50K poetry grant—just wants to bring us together.

The Oakland Ballet’s newest performance, the “Angel Island Project," hopes to depict the experiences of Chinese immigrants ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald was not a favorite of America's editors for many years, but they all read 'Gatsby.' Everyone reads ...

Maya Angelou didn’t hold back. From defying racism to reclaiming womanhood, her fiercest words still cut through noise and leave a mark that’s impossible to ignore., Features News - Times Now ...

Regardless of April’s rain or shine, cozying up on a couch or bench with a book makes for a great pastime. From fantasy ...