The State of Alabama and the City of Birmingham both have poet laureates in Ashley Jones and Salaam Green, respectively. Meet ...

That’s the instruction of today’s First Reading, too: Maintain hope, and listen when people are speaking hopeful things aloud. “Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to ...

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

However, the issue of not wanting a woman to lead America is not just a man-thing. Many women have jumped on that bandwagon.

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The holidays are a time for sharing stories, and not just of Christmases long ago. Any story that brings hope and joy, gives us greater appreciation of the present, and ...

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Langston Hughes poems guaranteed to move you Langston Hughes is one of the most prolific yet most underrated American poets ...

Kennedy made a mark on the city by encouraging then-Mayor Anne Rudin to declare Oct. 26, 1986 as Sacramento Poetry Day in ...

Video: 'You're looking at the gift wrap and not the jewel inside': 92-year-old shares moving poem on aging that will bring even the hardest of hearts to tears 92-year-old Wanda B. Goines is ...

“And with National Yawning Day coming up on November 10, I wanted Bury to be at the forefront of opening and encouraging the conversation around ... through creative projects including singing, and ...

This is why mentorship programmes are crucial. Pairing seasoned female politicians with emerging ones can provide the resources and encouragement women need to succeed. As I stand here today, I am ...