British poet and scholar John Donne famously wrote ‘No man is an island’ in his poem of the same name, and the adage has remained in popular vernacular since its 16th century beginnings. The original ...
He's just as famous for his countless affairs with men and women as he is for his famous poems. It's no surprise ... author ...
Numerous carvings and writings in several languages have been found on the barracks walls of the Angel Island Immigration Station. The overwhelming majority of these remarkable writings are poems ...
Numerous carvings and writings in several languages have been found on the barracks walls of the Angel Island Immigration Station. The overwhelming majority of these remarkable writings are poems ...
Since the large waves of migration in summer 2015, many are ready to house and welcome the less fortunate people of this world. Long before that Doctor Bartolo took responsibility for Omar, an 18 ...
I am reminded of John Donne’s famous poem, “No man is an island.” An infection in one place creates a risk everywhere, especially with the current ease of travel across the world.
Um, because... there's an outbreak of turkey pox! It's even worse than chicken pox. (coughing) Oh, no, I think I got it from the phone. Nice try, D.W., but you're still going to school.
NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but a Jupiter-bound mission helped them find common ground.
Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...
The word is the subject of the poem. She really really likes stars. But this is no ordinary poem. This is an acrostic. So there is something special going on. You see? That's the secret of an ...
In crafting a piece for the Europa Clipper launch, the U.S. Poet Laureate focused her affections toward Earth itself.