Beyond that, the Mississippi has a pretty low profile in “River Poems.” Maybe the Mississippi, more of a workhorse than a show horse, has been easy for poets to overlook.

The poem my ­fingers had landed on was called "Goodbye," and it was about someone saying farewell to the world. Right then, I knew I could find peace in his loss.

A poem for Sunday. I was born for betrayal— When my mother left me in the orphanage, I invented love with strangers. And if it wasn’t there, I made it be there, until the crash, the revelation.

The magpies gaze at us, still waiting. River stones are listening. But all we can say now is mercy, please rock me. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RAZ: The poet Yusef Komunyakaa reading his poem "Rock Me ...

This poem — set in the countryside near his hometown of Madison, Minn. — was included in Bly's first collection, "Silence in the Snowy Fields" (1962). Driving Toward the Lac Qui Parle River I ...

A Japanese poem inspired this painting of a family relaxing by a river after a long day Lisa Rotondo-McCord | Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs/Curator of Asian Art. Jun 28, 2021 ...

DelRay Sanders could identify with concerns about the Red River flood this spring. Neighbors: A poem for the flooding Red River - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports ...

“Our sweet little calm river is mad right now.” Fugard has lived on Fish River for 43 years. She told WKRG News 5 that flooding has become a huge issue over the years.

Poem for a dried up river ★★★★ Sydney Chamber Opera, Carriageworks Reviewed January 6. The work begins with darkness, silence and undifferentiated shapes, slowly awakened by insects, dim ...

Edward M. delivered this poem, about his childhood in Virginia, as a song over a meal at the Loaves and Fishes Kitchen in Springfield.