Dickinson, arguably the greatest nature poet (and religious poet and love poet) of the American 19th century, didn’t just ...

What do zinnias, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Hayden have in common? More than you’d think — and it’s helping me make sense of ...

When I fire up ChatGPT, it’s usually to ask if my knee pain means I need surgery, or if there’s any dignified way to turn wilting spinach and a lone sweet potato into dinner. Sadly, after talking to ...

This is about all the apologies I’ll never receive. The ones that I prayed would one day come. — They never did. You eventually stopped praying. The ones that were mine. The ones I deserved, yet ended ...

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For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has endured almost continuous wars. By some estimates, they have become the ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

Art is one of the most powerful tools in the face of hardship and oppression. A. Lopez, a poet, wrote a series of poems ...

The Poetry of a Single Late Twenty-Something is a profound collection that delves into the emotional landscape of love, hope, ...

Is Donald Trump a staunch capitalist, a secret socialist, a blend of the two, or none of the above? Depending on the day, it’s hard to tell. Some of his initiatives are pure Ronald Reagan, such as his ...

Social media lit up after Trump’s advisor put on a wild stage show that critics say went from divine to delusional. A clip of Donald Trump’s spiritual advisor, Paula White Cain, has social media ...

At the April 30 Pirates game at PNC Park, Kavan Markwood fell 21 feet from his seat above the Clemente Wall to the right field warning track, suffering serious injuries. In an interview that aired ...