When David Harrison originally asked me to write my first column for “Poetry from Daily Life,” I spoke of Harry Bliss’ New Yorker cartoon: he draws a lady introducing her son as a poet. The folks ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Bob Stephens, who lives in Springfield, Missouri. This is Bob’s second column in the series. His first appeared on Jan. 14, 2024. He is a man of many ...

Ever wondered what artificial intelligence makes of Southend? We put the question to ChatGPT, asking it to capture the spirit of the seaside city in a poem. From the famous pier to the salty sea air, ...

Strolling between the tents covering the asphalt lot at Ix Art Park in downtown Charlottesville, Laura Frantz knew, almost immediately, that she had stepped into a place, a community, where she ...

During her three years as the 24th poet laureate, Ada Limón said her travels around the United States taught her just how many poets the country has. Limón said people would approach her during ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Langston Hughes poem with the lines They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a ...

Michael Oren, the American-born historian, writer, and former Israeli diplomat, writes a Substack called Clarity, one of the few blogs I read not just for its insights but for the fluency with which ...

Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, will be the Transylvania County Library’s fall 2025 J.R. McDowell ...

Sigmund Freud, in an essay from 1913 on the nascent practice of psychoanalysis, argued for “a certain ceremonial observance” in the configuration of a consulting room. “I adhere firmly to the plan of ...