by noting that his students insisted on seeing the poem not as a work of literature but as “something that might help to explain why we had ended up where we were”. Milton may have shaped ...

They take over everything to help me find a bit of social energy. Jane was awarded her work ill-health pension, ESA, and PIP and uses the money on a cleaner and gardener. She lives alone and far ...

That just seemed to be a natural fit for folks like me who put team first.” Roberson made his comments as part of a ...

Johnny began his career as the 15-year-old frontman of the Limerick group Granny's Intentions. After success in Limerick and ...

It's OK if you find some poetry boring or uninspiring, poet Laura Haskins writes, but keep looking for what you'll like.

When I came back from Iraq, I carried with me the images of landscapes littered with ruined bodies. To deal with the stew of ...

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

Listening to the Poem: Enlist two volunteers and listen as the poem is read aloud twice. Write down any additional words and ...

A new translation of "The Iliad" pairs well with Ukranian war poetry and a documentary on its suffering people.

Chief among the insights we gain from reading history is that what we read is often relevant to what we are experiencing ...

My guest this week on "Poetry from Daily Life" — marking a full year of weekly columns — is Lola Haskins, who lives in Gainesville, Florida. She discovered her love for poetry when she was ...

America, when you come for me, I’m coming with sound in the streets, with a murder of mothers murking their way through the ...