A neighbor called, said two guys left, their families are so sad. They weren't that old their kinfolk said, they're missed, families feel bad. Another friend lost a brother, who didn't live nearby.

April is National Poetry Month. In the midst of a pandemic, this year’s celebrations have either been suspended, or the organizers have become more creative in their planning. Where most towns across ...

LIMA — Thirty-two years after Roundhead resident Jessica Weyer Bentley first put her thoughts down on a piece of paper, she’s reached a signature moment. She’s being published. Five of her poems are ...

In 1991, following the sudden death of his first wife, Susan, Mike Bernhardt began writing poetry as a way to deal with his grief. In the poem “Sunday,” he writes, “Together, we survived the ...

Dan Chelotti's poem "Grieving in the Modern World," was published in his first book of poetry, "x," published by McSweeney's. Read the text of the poem below. We caught up with poet Dan Chelotti at ...

It happened before she expected it: Victoria Chang’s parents were struck by illness. First her father was severely debilitated by a stroke; then her mother died. She felt so isolated by caregiving ...

Montana artist Heather Cahoon has never shown her paintings while reading her poetry at the same time before. But Saturday, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes member will gather her ...

In this time of uncertainty and crisis, poetry can bring positivity, insight and comfort. Morning Edition wants to hear from those whose lives have been affected by COVID-19 — in the form of a poem.

Laurie Ann Guerrero is now San Antonio’s second poet laureate, after Carmen Tafolla’s spectacular two-year tour of duty organizing poetry events connected to the city’s history, and aptly reflected in ...