Franklin Abbott’s newest book, “My Ordinary Life,” is more than a collection of story poems. It’s a quiet reckoning with the extraordinary weight of recent years. With a gentle yet unflinching voice, ...

Longtime educator and author Laura Robb explains how daily practice with poems helped her granddaughter become a better ...

In the realm of pop music, few have danced between genres with the grace of Paul Simon, crafting songs that resonate with ...

Psychologists define self-concept as the organized set of beliefs and perceptions one holds about oneself (1). It includes ...

When rain falls on parched ground the profusion of life that is released can be stunning. Seeds that have lain dormant swell ...

Many young people today feel reduced to roles and identities they never chose. They are expected to perform, fit in, and take ...

AGAWAM — When Abigail Drumm, a senior at Agawam High School, won the Poetry Out Loud competition recently, she beat 17,400 ...

From the quiet visions of prophets to the thunderous cries of revolutionaries, it is courageous, purpose-driven speech that ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

"Sun on the Muddy," a new book of poetry, has been published by Armenti, accompanied by photos from local photographer Dave ...

When doctors told Megan Kelly she had a year to live it was her devastated mother who broke down in tears. The brave teenager had already spent months fighting cancer but now she was being told ...