Poetry is one of the most powerful art forms we have. Since ancient times, poems — from haikus to sonnets to limericks — have succinctly and beautifully translated the joys and sorrows of the world ...

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Maryfrances Wagner, who lives in the Greater Kansas City Area. Maryfrances began writing poems as an eighth grader and today writes mainly poetry and ...

* What can we learn about reading and writing haiku, in particular traditional Japanese haiku? * What can we learn about reading literature closely, by focusing on words and images in order to explore ...

“Our mission is to write haiku for everyone on the whole entire planet,” says Lisa Markuson, the one woman in the poetry-writing trio The Haiku Guys. This might seem a bit ambitious, but given how ...

One of art’s unique features is the power to heighten our awareness, to bring us into direct contact with our senses, to activate our minds into a dynamic state which we may carry with us down the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Losing a spouse can be difficult, but there is one group of widows finding comfort in each other's company. When Roslyn Wexler of Huntingdon Valley lost her husband of 50 years, ...

Each installment of The Friendship Files features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she ...

When I was a child, my mother wrote little poems and put them in our lunch boxes, my dad’s hunting gear, my brother’s duffle bag, and my overnight bag. We never knew when we’d find one, but they came ...