From this well-lived writer of the Elizabethan era comes a poem that likens life to a play. But, as he points out, our lives may be short comedies, but our deaths are real and true.

Poet, writer, civil rights activist, professor, filmmaker, dramatist, singer, Grammy Award winner: Maya Angelou, 83, has also been called the nation’s premier memoirist. She was in Washington ...

Funeral poems can very succinctly and eloquently illustrate grief as well as celebrate the life of the dearly departed.

It’s been a long time coming, but “Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Woman,” described by its creators as an “epic” play, will have its world premiere on Saturday at Hanesbrands Theatre.

The funeral at historic St. Matthew’s Cathedral was highlighted by stories describing Rehnquist’s lifelong enthusiasm for games, books, songs, poems, witticisms, bets and geography.

Part of the festivities included the reading of a poem written by Frank’s 12-year-old granddaughter Jaqui. Reading this poem, I realized that Frank is one of the most “successful” people I know.

This poem subverts a more conventional political poem by leaning into the speaker’s pleasurable life amid the suffering of others.

Ada Jill Schneider has written poetry for several years now, but in "Behind the Pictures I Hang," published this month by New Bedford's Spinner Publications, she has assembled a volume startling ...