Honored for her poetry and her fiction, Ms. Howe "was truly one of the great poets of Boston and Cambridge," said poet and ...

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Whatever emotion you're feeling can be found in poetry. So when life brings you down, turn to these inspirational poems to lift your spirits.

These funny motivational quotes about life can help inspire you to achieve your goals while also putting a smile on your face.

Washington poet Eric Ode often finds ideas while out walking. Here he shares a poem inspired by the prickly (or not) holly ...

Writer and director Becca Roth drew attention to the issue in an X thread on Monday. The TikTok video from a young user ...

You know you're not supposed to laugh, but that's what makes these dark humor jokes so funny in the first place.

John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest collection, “Cemeteries and Galaxies,” are full of reflection and digression and probing.

Mary Oliver was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who made nature and everything around you feel sacred, and she turned solitude into friendship. Here are 8 pieces that feel like deep exhales, like ...

This is the 12th article in a special series by Ally Adnan that brings to life memorable incidents from the rich and fascinating life of Hazrat Amir Khusrau, whose timeless legacy continues to ...