A poem can hold mysteries more easily than any factual timeline. In a rush of breath and syllables, someone lives and departs, is gone without being gone, diminished then departed, but reappearing ...

On a Mother's Day — John Gooch, Sparks. Most important job. To be a loving Mother. Passed to my daughter — Jody Branchcomb, Reno. Gone from the earth now. My mother lives in the realm. That ...

A 2016 poem emerged soon after 17-year-old Antwon Rose was shot and killed by a police officer in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than two weeks ago. Titled “I AM NOT WHAT YOU THINK!”, the ...

“I see mothers bury their sons. I want my mom to never feel that pain.” Two years ago, Antwon Rose wrote those prescient lines in a poem for his 10th grade honors English class.

Tomball 8-year-old performs her own poems at Houston open mics, following in her mother's footsteps Mya Honorat, 8, performs a poem at Avant Garden's weekly poetry open mic on Wednesday, Dec. 14 ...