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 ...

We're born to die, the Good Book says- we leave when God calls us! We'll FLY back home, won't that be fun – no riding on a ...

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 ...

Friends Molly Scott and Jane Yolen will present "Moving Through Grief: Poems, Songs and After" April 14 at 7 p.m. in the Neilson Browsing Room at Smith College's Neilson Library in Northampton. Credit ...

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 ...

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.