William Shakespeare gave the English language more than just poetic sonnets and tragic deaths. He also gave us some of the ...

One could call it a celebration of love at an especially difficult time. Shaftsbury writers Brad Peacock and James Crews, ...

Every night is a chance to strengthen your love. Reading a poem together before bed is a simple way to remind each other how ...

April is National Poetry Month, so in honor of that I will offer some thoughts about springtime poems. The first to come to ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

Angela Knight, library media specialist at Harrison Elementary, wrote the forward for the new book. She was also awarded SPS ...

In February, we asked our audience ... Here is a sampling of where our readers find spiritual comfort, from poetry to ...

The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

February was such an eventful month ... NAACP Awards and Black Women In Hollywood Awards—the entire 28 days were full of joy, love, and empowerment. But we loved to see all the beautiful ...