Evening Standard on MSN11d
Michael Rosen marks Covid anniversary with haunting poem of pandemic memories
“A pain in the chest, a pain in the heart. “Children in their rooms all day ... including chief nursing officer Duncan Burton ...
The Texas Observer28d
Poetry Prompts for Detained Children
A lyric ballad for the children of nowhere. Employ the interjection Oh at some point in the poem. Remember it can be used to capture their joy or your pain. Write a how to poem about something ...
Milwaukee's new poet laureate has taken art form to thousands of MPS students | Opinion
What sets spoken word artist and new Milwaukee Poet Laureate Shelly Conley apart from others is her vulnerability and honesty ...
Real Change1d
Persevering through pain and striving for connection
Through this special monthly column in partnership with Real Change, we encourage you to bear witness to the creativity and resilience of systems-impacted young people, who are so often relegated to ...
WHTM Harrisburg on MSN10d
Camp Dreamcatcher has served thousands of children living with HIV
Camp Dreamcatcher launched at the height of ‘90s stigma around HIV, has served thousands of children living with or affected ...
BBC11d
Loved ones remembered on fifth anniversary of start of Covid
She told those gathered at the London event that the Covid wall "is an expression of so many emotions - rage, love, grief, pain ... new poem from the writer, poet, broadcaster and former ...
In ‘Firstborn,’ an author recalls the dream, and loss, of her daughter
Lauren Christensen’s memoir, “ Firstborn ,” begins with an epigraph from Louise Glück’s poem “The Wild Iris”: “Hear me out: ...
The New York Times5d
At 95, He’s the World’s Oldest Speedskater. He’s Gunning for 100.
Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering ... “My left leg froze from the pain,” he recalled, “but I had to finish.” ...