As much as everyone loves a good poem, there is always a poet behind the magic. We read the poems, we laugh, we cry, we rejoice with happiness, we get sad. That's the beauty of poetry: It's meant to ...

You never realize how important your home is to you until you’ve grown up and gone on to bigger and better things. You might not even leave your hometown, but when looking back on all the work you’ve ...

Quotes, poems and stories about the moms we love. My three moms — Susie Wang, Diane Serna and Shellie Dunlap As I reflect back on my first year of motherhood, this quote by Henry Ward Beecher ...

Writers and philosophers have long been giving us thoughts that not only light up one's soul but also our senses. A look at some of these deep thinkers' work to inspire you for the day ahead. 25 life ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition? Think again.

There can be a lot of pressure to make a grand, romantic gesture to your partner on Valentine's Day. Your social media will likely be flooded with sugary declarations of love, photos of expensive date ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Emilia Phillips Early in Natalie Diaz’s second book, the speaker has an epiphany that she’s “the ...

Today is the shortest day of the year, also known as the winter solstice. The solstice marks the start of winter in astronomical terms, where the start of seasons is determined by the tilt of the ...

When the northern lights dramatically lit up skies across the country earlier this month, poet Silas House was among those of us dazzled from below.