Barely old enough to feed ourselves, to locate love on the insides of rib cages, to know better. And then you came, slow at first, like a gathering storm or a seedling or a sapling. Your mother ...

Reflective listening allows humans to fall into a symbiotic biological state of sharing and exploring with a win-win ...

Looking for something to read in between the barbecues and fireworks? Try this mix of novels, short stories, poetry and more.

And it’s not about pledging 18¢ a day for the rest of your life. It’s about finding a kid who doesn’t have poetry in their lives and sharing some works that’ll make them laugh. Make them ...

It seemed like a usual nursing home with usual patients However in that dull space somewhere there was a man who was beautifully scripting about his life during his last days in a form of hearttouchin ...

When Shakespeare wrote his tragedy Coriolanus he was coming off the back of an outrageous run of successes. In just a few years he’d penned Othello, King Lear, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra. This ...

Finally, your parents raised you right if you speak kindly about others even when they're not around. Once again, it should ...

Whatever emotion you're feeling can be found in poetry. So when life brings you down, turn to these inspirational poems to lift your spirits.

From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf.