Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

He described how it felt in a poem: I shot a man yesterday And much to my surprise, The strangest thing happened to me I began to cry. So begins "Murder: Most Foul" a work that echoes poetry about ...

This poem embodies that sort of intense, fleeting crush you get on someone that feels as though you know them from a past life. You know nothing about them, only what you imagine them to be like.

Countless grieving pet owners have found solace in “The Rainbow Bridge”—a short free verse poem about pets awaiting their ...

The willing reader is a participant, a co-creator. “ Everything human is recorded in the long history of poetry. Have you lost a parent? A sweetheart? Found yourself alone in a new city?

This week, we want you to hear the poem, "Braced Against the Wind," as we pause to remember the lives lost, those who survived and the lives changed forever.