Heather Lende, Alaska's previous Writer Laureate, shares a poem read on a cold, dark night during a dinner with friends.

Some poems evoke the drama of famous paintings or the frozen beauty of Grecian urns. This one dwells on a more private image, a family snapshot, and on the elusive emotions and memories that live ...

Following Andrea Gibson and partner Megan Falley as they battle the poet's ovarian cancer diagnosis, Ryan White's documentary ...

"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 ...

This National Geographic book is much more than a coffee table tome, although you could easily spend hours just poring over the photographs: black-and-white reproductions from Shackleton’s voyage, and ...

On January 25, the birthday of its national poet, Scotland celebrates Burns Night with a traditional Scottish meal washed ...

especially poetry, to the people who lived here.” The first three programs for 2025 have been scheduled, with more expected to follow including a Halloween-themed program in October and a ...

Writer Ken Slesarik turned to poetry, both reading it and writing it, after the death of his son. He explains how poetry has helped him heal.

Adrian Frazier’s biography is overly earnest and not always well written but it’s a reservoir of information about the John Montague’s long and eventful life ...

“But poetry has always been a part of my life.” Although Lindsey has been ... hopefully be open to other Macon County schools, as well as home-schoolers, Wilkerson said.

The funeral of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley has taken place in Belfast. Mr Longley died in hospital at the age of 85 on 22 January. The poet is survived by his wife Edna and children Rebecca ...