“I hope the poems bring about an awareness of the beauty in nature and relationships with other people,” said Swanson, 79. For Swanson, the keyword is awareness. Awareness of someone else’s ...

The poem is a very mature look at love, which I really like. At the beginning of any relationship the sparks may be strong, but we have to remember that sparks don’t last forever, and we have to ...

A number of these poems are about relationships. She reflects on all phases, the beginnings, the during, while some seem after the fact. She writes about sex, but in flowery flows, rather than ...

On June 20, Father’s Day, I looked for tanka poems about relationships between a father and his daughter, but, unexpectedly, could not find many. This may have something to do with Father’s ...

Long River Review, the University of Connecticut’s literary and arts magazine, hosted a poetry reading and open mic session on March 5 in the Stern Lounge of the Austin building.

The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t just beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 2025, 40-22, they scored their first touchdown using the “tush push,” a play as straightforward as football gets ...

On a warm sunny day, we wound up at the Hayden Library on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. There, we hustled to ...