Acclaimed San Antonio writer Naomi Shihab Nye talks about the “clarifying” power of poetry and why it’s needed in turbulent ...

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

It's easy to get wrapped up in the go-go-go lifestyle. Mary Oliver has taught me how to slow down and enjoy the view.

Thanksgiving poems full of gratitude Thanksgiving often inspires us to get a little poetic. Thinking and speaking about the ...

Whereas interstates and nature dominate the first two sections of "If Lost," the third and final portion, “Don't Be Afraid,” ...

Below, we're taking a look at 60 Rock Songs Inspired by Books and Literature, for the most part limiting it to one entry per ...

When I began to listen to poetry, it’s when I began to listen to the stones, and I began to listen to what the clouds had to say, and I began to listen to others. And I think, most importantly for all ...

A poet, raised among refugees in New York's Washington Heights, confronts the ghosts that inhabited his childhood.

I love the Nobel laureate Soyinka for two main reasons: one, his works seek social justice. I love authors whose works deliberately seek to address social issues. Two, his versatility in creative ...

Sarah Dwyer is always playing, whether it is with scale, color, material or subject matter—but you’ll have to discover the ...

Nothing could prepare me for the reality of losing my father, Leon Levinsky—a man whose life was devoted to mending hearts, ...

Christy Moore has described Johnny Duhan as a “family man, gentleman and an artist”. Moore’s version of Duhan’s song The Voyage is now a folk standard that has been played at Irish ...