Xenia High School senior Houda Loukssi recently competed in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals held in Columbus. As one of Ohio’s state finalists, Loukssi competed against six other students from areas ...

It’s Valentine’s Day, a time to express love and affection with a variety of messages and sentiments. It’s a time of ...

My 11-year-old daughter and I were discussing our favorite holiday’s when I shocked her by proclaiming Thanksgiving as one of mine. “What is so great about Thanksgiving?” she asked. I ...

Count Your Blessings” is one of the most loved hymns. It was written by Johnson Oatman Jr. who wrote some 5,000 hymn texts during his lifetime. Oatman, who was born April 12, 1856, was also ...

Well, for Irish poet Padraig O Tuama, seeing the world through poetry is a calling ... To fixate too much on the word God, I think, is to miss out the fact that prayer arises naturally in the human ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

The bar area at the new Blessings Family Restaurant in Colonie, with co-owner Sean Willcoxon at far left. He and a business partner recently took over what for decades was called Blessing’s ...

The poem is a tribute to the spirit of India, capturing the essence of its rich culture, diverse traditions, and the strength that comes from its unity. It celebrates the beauty of India's ...

Ahead of Republic Day 2025, we have compiled a list of patriotic poems that you can consider reciting at your school celebrations. Check out the poems here that highlight the spirit of Republic Day.