E.A. Hanks says her father, actor Tom Hanks, was among the first to read "The Ten," which traces her six-month road trip in ...

Ocean Vuong is one of the leading literary voices of the 21st century. With a limited but influential body of work, Vuong's ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

Joy Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate in the U.S., is releasing two illustrative books this month, centered ...

When fire engulfed the ancestral home of the de Peralta family in Dingras, Ilocos Norte on Sept. 11, 2021, it destroyed ...

And while grief softens over time, you always miss your mom. These poems about the loss of a mother express how it feels when your mom dies and share hope for emerging from grief with the memory ...

Rosie O'Donnell discussed her messy estrangement from adopted daughter Chelsea, after she petitioned to drop the star's last name in favor of her birth mother's name.

In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.

The son of an English teacher and a jazz musician, Rich Follett has a deep appreciation for the written word, particularly ...