I recently taught a short six-class course for Homeschool Connections on “Poems Every Catholic Should Know.” The text for the course was my book of the same title, which is an anthology of Christian ...

The world is always talking to us, but all too often we are just not listening. One of the things that one can do as a poet is to enter into conversation with the more than human existence which is ...

Jane Wong’s poem grapples with the making of a self that’s dependent on childhood, history, comparison and societal expectations. Growing up can be overwhelming as we figure out where we came from, ...

Poetry season is just getting started across the state. Poetry Out Loud is a nationwide competition for high school students, administered by the local arts councils in California. Since 2016, ...

Homer's The Odyssey is a timeless classic that has inspired generations with its rich narrative and profound life lessons ...

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Marilyn Singer, who divides her time between Brooklyn, New York and Washington, Connecticut. Marilyn has been a writer for fifty years and enjoys many ...

In a world full of chaos, Valmiki's Ramayana offers ageless wisdom. Read the 6 most powerful life lessons about duty, integrity, and resilience that still inspire us today.

As the superstar turns 83, we look back at how Amitabh Bachchan's father's thoughts which weren’t just poetic lines but ...

(Correction: This story was updated and edited to correct an inaccuracy. Cassie Phillips, 32, the author of the poem "Let Them," was misidentified as another person with the same name.) This week my ...

Happy Birthday to the late, great mother of wisdom, Ms. Maya Angelou. The writer, poet and singer would have been 97 years old today, and thankfully she left behind such brilliant works for us to ...