In this time of uncertainty and crisis, poetry can bring positivity, insight and comfort. Morning Edition wants to hear from those whose lives have been affected by COVID-19 — in the form of a poem.
In celebration of the new U.S. poet laureate this year, Ada Limón, today's episode revisits another poet laureate's conversation with Michel Martin about how poetry has been used to deal with pain and ...
Local artist and writer Dominique Hairston, known by her pen name Dominique Pierre, has released a deeply personal new book ...
Source: https://pixabay.com/en/poetry-poetry-album-old-font-poem-720609/ For years, psychotherapists have suggested poetry as a way to navigate difficult times. This ...
Memorial Day, a national holiday to honor the 1.17 million men and women who have died to create and maintain the freedoms outlined in our Constitution, is not the only Memorial Day. The holiday ...
Topeka Kansas KS United States of America Where does the heart go in the moments after the breaking? What language does the soul use ...
This week my dear friend, Penny, sent me a powerful poem, read beautifully by an older woman, my age or older I presume, on Instagram. Titled “Let Them,” it spoke directly to my heart in a healing way ...
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Frances Driscoll's voice is hard to describe. At times it's raspy and throaty, like a smoker's. Other times it's soft and mellow. She forms every sentence carefully and pauses ...
In this time of uncertainty and crisis, poetry can bring positivity, insight and comfort. Morning Edition wants to hear from those whose lives have been affected by COVID-19 — in the form of a poem.