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Haiku written by local children as part of the Rain Poetry project by nonprofit PA Humanities will soon be displayed on ...
A.R. Ammons, the heralded, mid-20th century poet was known as "Archie" during his formative years working the family farm in Columbus County.
If the 10 definitions of poetry propounded by Carl Sandburg (1878) are used as yardsticks to classify Yusuf Adamu’s poetry ...
It’s a brilliant mental health tool because reading and writing poetry can enhance people’s lives in many unexpectedly ...
We need "America the Beautiful," just like every other country needs an anthem, to evoke a sense of collective belonging and ...
The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.
The Washington Monthly is an independent voice, listened to by insiders and willing to take on sacred cows—liberal and conservative. And we need your support. The poem that inspired the song, America ...
America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates is as much critique as celebration, writes documentary filmmaker. While Bates’ first verse celebrates America’s beauty, the other three ask us to fully ...
“Two additional poems were added to the song cycle — the German poem Die Ganze Welt, which is known in English as ‘The whole bright world’, and the beautiful poem The Bee Carol by poet ...
A.O. Scott: I’ve always been interested in poetry. In a previous life, I was doing a Ph.D. in English, and the dissertation that I never wrote was about mid-20 th -century American poetry. It ...
Honoring Danielle: A legacy of compassion, love - and poetry 'Music keeps Danielle's memory alive,' says Moti, father of Danielle Sonnenfeld OBM, of his efforts to honor his daughter’s memory ...