One of my strongest poetry memories took place at a black-tie dinner at the Library of Congress where George W. Bush introduced his wife Laura with a poem. He explained that she had been away on a ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Irene Latham, who lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Irene has loved poetry since childhood when her father introduced her to poems by Shel Silverstein.

When I tell you that Louise Glück’s “A Village Life” is a book of poems set in a quietly dying agricultural community, probably in Italy, probably some time between the 1950s and today, and that its ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

If there is anything in this life that truly embodies the beauty of rebirth and new beginnings, it’s springtime. Sometimes it comes slow, sometimes it bursts forth suddenly, but springtime always ...

American poet Emily Dickinson. A mystical recluse, she lived all her life in Amherst, Massachusetts. Emily Dickinson was a 19th-century American poet whose name has become synonymous with classic ...

Over the past week or two, you may have spotted a series of videos depicting Millennial life in some of the most hilariously accurate ways you’ve ever seen. Grouped collectively under the title “The ...

About ten years ago, I returned to church after a long hiatus. What drove me back to church was not a recovery of earlier beliefs or listeners. Poetry was in the hymns and in the simple words people ...

Taylor Swift included original poems in each vinyl variant of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. Swift writes about her life as a performer, fiancé Travis Kelce’s impact on her, and the ...

The Korean drama When Life Gives You Tangerines has captivated audiences with its poignant storytelling, seamlessly weaving poetry into its narrative to reflect the evolving phases and seasons of life ...