All this week on Voices Carry at 2pm, we are taking a deep dive into Richard Strauss’ final love letter, his Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs). Richard Strauss was – like much of the world – ...

How is it that some of us are privileged and many are not? This subject is at the heart of a new collection of poetry.

Mowtushi’s work is based on a childhood lived in North Africa that eventually led her to a scholarly quest. In the early 1990s she had spent some years in Algeria with her parents because of her ...

Before her harrowing footage of life in Mariupol under siege from Russian invaders was viewed around the world in 2022, ...

The Key to Everything,” by Margaret A. Brucia, is the first biography of May Swenson, a poet who fashioned her own unique ...

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

Matthew Arnold’s poems often reflect our search for meaning in life. Arnold’s best buddy at Rugby School and later at Oxford ...

I do a lot of public speaking for business leaders about how using the science of happiness can improve their organization ...

Poet Jack Smith has served as Dorchester County’s first-ever poet laureate since 2001.

Great for poetry lovers, Jessica Urlichs’ deeply personal and vulnerably honest collection of poems explores the ...

I became a lawyer because that's what my mom wanted for me. When I turned 50th I realized I fell empty despite having a great life. I encouraged my kids to do what they are passionate about. I am ...