"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…" is the start of perhaps one of the best-known, most-quoted poems in American history. While the poem, Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," might have become ...

If you need a little poetry in your day, usually you have to open a book or pull it up on a screen. But for National Poetry Month, Oregon's poet laureate has started a hotline. Just call in, and ...

The world is always talking to us, but all too often we are just not listening. One of the things that one can do as a poet is to enter into conversation with the more than human existence which is ...

What would an acorn write to an oak tree? Or a coat to her button? A child to his toes? A pebble to the river? Dear Acorn, ...

Listen to a 9th century Irish poem in its original language Dr. Mark Harman recites the 9th century Irish poem 'Pangur Ban' (author unknown) in both Irish and an English translation. Dr. Mark Harman ...

Friday is Veterans Day in the U.S., an official holiday honoring Americans who served in the military on the anniversary of the World War I armistice with Germany on Nov. 11, 1918. This year it also ...

It is no overstatement to say that on an Inauguration Day filled with memorable moments, 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman’s poetry reading was definitely one of the most lasting. Her poem, “The Hill We ...

I’m David Harrison, Missouri’s 7th Poet Laureate. I live with my wife, Sandy, in Springfield, where it is my pleasure to host "Poetry from Daily Life." Since starting the column in November 2023, a ...