Ben wrote his final poem in October of 2024. He never posted it because he took a fall in the garage and broke his wrist, ...

Byas’ poetry collection, “I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times” (Soft Skull, $16.95) ... “And, at the same time, having a love for your city, your home, your family. ...

Harrison The power of poetry and learning to read In his blog, “The Power of Patterns in teaching,” published in The Robb Review, Oct. 4, 2022, Dr. Timothy Rasinski explains ...

In an extended interview, Li-Young Lee reflects on his sense of home, how he finds it in Chicago and in poems, and on his family, who came to the United States as political refugees. He also reads ...

1. In Your Embrace. In your embrace, I found my home, a refuge in the storm, where time stands still and my soul is sustained. 2. Our Journey. Together we chart the course, without maps, without ...

This month’s Local Author Spotlight features life in an old-Italian family, a book of poems, and a look at several local mining disasters. “Garden of Hope” Author: Jo Piazza O’Mara Current ...

My Family Never Finished Migrating We Just Stopped. By José Olivarez. we invented cactus. to survive the winters we created steel. at my dad’s mill i saw a man dressed like a Martian walk ...

By Rene Battelle DeWitt Community Library You've probably read or heard about the poetry of Sylvia Plath, but hers wasn't the only talent in the family. Not only was Plath's husband, Ted Hughes ...

Poems of family, abuse, journeys and love speak to readers in our Kansas City book club By Anne Kniggendorf Special to The Star. ... Chicago poet Taylor Byas left home on a path of discovery.