Like many I spent yesterday morning reading everything I could about the 49 people who were killed at Pulse in Orlando, Florida. Reading about the grieving family members. Reading about the killer.

Love is a profound feeling and can’t be described in words. The recipe for a healthy relationship consists of a few time-tested ingredients, including loyalty, kindness, compassion, faith, and romance ...

It was a rough evening outside but a warm feeling within. Lynn and I were with fellows and gals passing out food outside a closed church in Norfolk’s Park Place. The rain came down but the smiles ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

It might feel like spring, but this tree sets us straight. It's ablaze in bright lights from morning til late. It's a symbol of hope, of joy and of peace. A time for a breath, exhale and release. The ...

Award-winning poet, essayist, and translator Jane Hirshfield is the author of nine collections of poetry, including Ledger, The Beauty (long-listed for the National Book Award), Come, Thief, and Given ...

I know that I am contractually obligated to deliver by January 30. But that’s a crazy time-frame . . . maybe you were joking? (Hope so!) John (Kenney) From “Love Poems for Anxious People,” by John ...

Sixteen poets tell us about the verses and books they are reading, or that they hope others seek out. By Andrew LaVallee Even as much of the world is still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, ...

I recently taught a short six-class course for Homeschool Connections on “Poems Every Catholic Should Know.” The text for the course was my book of the same title, which is an anthology of Christian ...