GRAND RAPIDS, MI - On the final day of 2013, the Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor features a poem from poet Jack Ridl, former professor of English at Hope College. The poem, titled "The End of ...

The poem in this Hint I have offered before for the same reason, a gift for Christmas. But I believe it is definitely worth repeating. Christmas is a time that symbolizes hope. It is a religious ...

NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander's latest community poem started with a request to consider what follows after the words "I dream a world." 'This Is Our Dream': A Crowdsourced Poem To Inspire ...

The past year has been heavy and affected us in both small and big ways. Now, millions of Americans have been vaccinated, businesses are reopening and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

After reading through the exuberant poems in Barbara Crooker’s ninth book, I began to look at the world with different eyes. I found small, seemingly ordinary things to praise and felt myself ...

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to poet in residence Kwame Alexander, who shares his latest community crowd-sourced poem about the goals that teachers, parents and students have set for themselves. Back for ...

How to Love the World: Poems of Gratitude and Hope, edited by James Crews, Storey Publishing, 208 pages. $14.95. Credit: Courtesy This January, Amanda Gorman’s reading at the presidential inauguration ...

When I was diagnosed with stage 1A cervical cancer, I realized that life is short and I want to spend my time being the best version of myself. To be able to enjoy my life as a cancer survivor…more ...

As Covid rages on and Ireland recovers from Storm Barra, one little boy in Co Clare is sending a message of "HOPE" this Christmas around the world that is "oozing positivity and expectation". Adam ...