The City University of New York does not have a school song. But this week it is getting a school poem, “Dear CUNY.” It was written by the national youth poet laureate, Stephanie Pacheco ...

I am writing to you with a special poem that I have composed to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of the passing of Ernie Harwell, beloved voice of the Detroit Tigers. (Editor's note ...

Seattle Reads is the library’s citywide book group, with more than 20 programs planned in April and May, including events with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on May 16 and 17. Find a copy of “You Are ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official ...

The abject loneliness she must have felt, cut off from all she knew. We could all use a happy poem right now. I didn’t bring you one. I brought you this one that speaks to me about the suffering ...

It was a worldwide revolution of technique and delight which robustly punctuated the equilibrium of evolution. In the blink of an eye the land bloomed with a spectrum of brilliant color where before ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...

A leading florist has warned that one simple mistake could be causing your fresh-cut flowers to wilt far sooner than they should, and correcting it could keep your bouquet looking beautiful for up ...

Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: For over a century, Christmas poems have captured ... during a time of year when flowers can’t grow.

DALLAS (AP) — Scientists who want to learn more about a tiny flower recently discovered in West Texas are hoping it will bloom again in a couple of weeks after rain finally fell in the area.

We spoke for a generous half hour about her writing process, making a movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, her most relished Sondheim role, her sometimes turbulent life, her new volume of poetry (out ...