Basho by Kinkoku Yokoi (1761-1832). Source: Wikimedia Commons In mid-December, I got out my favorite book of haiku, The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa, edited by Robert Hass. I ...

As we reach the end of the year, U.S. poet laureate Ted Kooser joins host Melissa Block to read a reflection on welcoming in a new year, from a book of his prose: Local Wonders. For 35 years, Kooser ...

The new year is often pitched as a time of hope, but the reality is that, for some, the new year might be a time of dislocation, confusion and loneliness, particularly during these challenging times.

Amanda Gorman's message for 2022 is to honor tragedy and create a new future. Credit: Emma McIntyre / Getty Images for Variety A send-off to 2021 and guidance for a new year, poet Amanda Gorman's last ...

Quartermaster 3rd Class Luke Farley writes the New Year deck log entry on the bridge of the guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville in 2019. (Navy) Among the Navy’s various customs and traditions, the ...

The New Year's deck log poem is a long Navy tradition. Here, a boatswain's mate aboard the Navy destroyer Mason writes in the ship's log in April while deployed in the Red Sea. (Navy) The New Year’s ...

Jan 1 (Reuters) - The world welcomed 2024 with a mix of celebration and sombre reflection. Sydney sparkled under a shower of silver and gold fireworks commemorating the 50th anniversary of its iconic ...