LIMA — Thirty-two years after Roundhead resident Jessica Weyer Bentley first put her thoughts down on a piece of paper, she’s reached a signature moment. She’s being published. Five of her poems are ...

Like many I spent yesterday morning reading everything I could about the 49 people who were killed at Pulse in Orlando, Florida. Reading about the grieving family members. Reading about the killer.

In 2016, Jos Charles began writing a long poem called "a Year," which is broken up into sections by month. "Months allow one to consider time in discrete chunks while at the same time being very silly ...

It happened before she expected it: Victoria Chang’s parents were struck by illness. First her father was severely debilitated by a stroke; then her mother died. She felt so isolated by caregiving ...

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.

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