In 'Requiem,' her fifth book, Virginia Konchan takes the sacred seriously. She’s jocular with her subjects, including God, ...

How does one summon up the life of a God-fearing, loving, tenacious, optimistic, voice of reasoning, confidant, mother within a few words? It would require an infinite amount of time just to scratc… ...

DEAR ABBY: While doing some house cleaning, I came across a column of yours that I had clipped and tucked away. On one of the pages I had dog-eared was the poem, “Decide to Forgive.” ...

It's called "Washing My Mother's Body: A Ceremony For Grief," and it is dedicated to her late mother. When I spoke with Harjo, the 23rd U.S. poet laureate, about this work, she started by reading ...

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‘A Poem for Deep Thinkers’ Is Rashid Johnson at His Most Vulnerable: Over 90 works spanning Johnson’s three-decade career.

Gwen Stefani says it's an "honor and a blessing" to be a mom as she celebrates Mother's Day. The singer shares her three kids – Apollo, Zuma and Kingston — with ex Gavin Rossdale.

And my mother was told for the first time that she was loved by her grandmother, who raised her, shared a bed with her, asked her about her dreams and told her that her life was worth something.

I’ve been a kind of mother to my ex’s kids and my friends’ kids, showing up and nurturing them in any way I could. This Sunday, I’m attending the graduation of one of those kids.

I thank God for her every day, but especially on this Mother’s Day 2025. I don’t know how many more she has left, but she’ll remain a praying mother as long as she is with us.

RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers Published: April 29, 2025 8:47am EDT Bradley J. Irish ...