The mother of 17-year-old Karlianne Short wrote a poem in memory of her daughter that was read Friday at the sentencing of ...

In Jan Donley’s class at Berklee, her students study literature that centers on loss. Loss can make us sad, but it can also help us heal, Donley writes. In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, ...

A tourist who is out of time approaches the end of his or her trip and must return home soon. This is how the Rev. David May ...

Jeffrey Foucault had the late British poet Basil Bunting’s Advice to Young Poets tacked up on his desk and followed most of its treads, such as “Compose aloud” and “Put your poem away till you forget ...

Any anthology is a product of its editor’s decisions. In “ 100 Great Catholic Poems ” (Word on Fire, $34.95), editor Sally ...

Friendship poems to celebrate your bestie Birthdays are fantastic occasions, but who says you can’t celebrate friendship any ...

Missouri Poet Laureate David L. Harrison describes something unexpected he found after checking into a room with a fly in it.