Life is a barren field. Frozen with snow. A key figure of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, Langston Hughes wrote about Black life and culture, revealing through his words his people’s music ...

Snapshots of life. Poems are multi-splendored things. What poetry is doesn’t matter as much as what it does. Expectations and perceptions differ from reader to reader, from need to need.

Five poems with profound life lessons. They might read like simple poems, but carry life’s deepest lessons. These compositions by world’s greatest poets offer lessons untold. 2 / 6.

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 ...

I’m David Harrison, Missouri’s 7th Poet Laureate. I live with my wife, Sandy, in Springfield, where it is my pleasure to host "Poetry from Daily Life." Since starting the column in November ...

How Poetry Can Change Your Life ... more than 90 psychiatric nursing students were asked to write simple poetry that represented their feelings about mental health and mental health services.

The beauty of life is the simple things God gives us to enjoy: A sunrise that starts a new day of discovery. Young children of all races at play because they are not contaminated by prejudice ...

Murji says he and Haile came up with the idea in the summer of 2023, reflecting on their commutes to school from Scarborough and the impact that Poetry on the Way – an old program discontinued ...

I found poetry in the canticles, in the prayers, in the psalms, in the fiery readings from prophets. It was in the songs that Paul wrote to people at Corinth and in the parables that Jesus used to ...