Children's poet Constance Levy, a former educator who lives in St. Louis, encourages readers of all ages to tell their own ...

Langston Hughes was known as a key figure in both literary and artistic spaces during the Harlem Renaissance era.

Claude McKay's poems offer rich layers of meaning, reflecting the struggles, triumphs, and complexities of the Black experience. His work invites readers to confront difficult truths while also ...

"The number one thing people say if they lost someone in the attack -- they all say the same thing: 'I didn't get a chance to ...

After his death, I found this poem he had written, called 'Castle on a Cloud.' 'This picture is a dream castle up in the clouds with anything you wish at your command. And there is no such thing as a ...

And as we began, very slowly, to reconstruct our lives, I realized I could begin to live more simply, as I’d always wished to do. Coming so close to losing my life made losing my possessions a ...

It is with a heavy heart that I write this tribute to Bhaskar Das, a remarkable individual whose life was a shining example ... Ayyappa Sangham temple for his well-being. Shoma, his gracious ...

We present to you this collection of poems honoring the Virgin Mary written by Thomas Merton. See the end of this page for Thomas Merton in Photographs. Because my will is simple as a window And knows ...

By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays ... but even toward the end of life, we’ll never be perfectly equipped, so we might as well get comfortable with partial ...

and you only feel proud once you’ve made an effort’ Immigrants in Sweden must prove they have lived an “honest life” before being granted citizenship under tighter rules announced by the ...

A 34-year-old New Jersey teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a student when the child resided in her home several years ago. Between 2016 and 2020, Laura R. Caron, of the Cape May ...