I’d named him Dagr Nott, old Norse for “day and night” but for short, I called him “Dag”. It was a silly little joke to let ...

Sometimes it's hard to put loss into words, but poems about losing a loved one can help you comfort a friend, family member, ...

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 ...

During these life and death struggles, soldiers bond together in a manner that ... Some veterans recall adopting a pet, a ...

The very last photo was of a poem about grief from Donna Ashworth's book, Wild Hope. "You don't move on after loss, but you ...

Drivers passing the old country cemetery on Woodlawn Road must’ve found the sight strange: a bright yellow bicycle leaning ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

Early modern people in Europe believed in witchcraft and the supernatural, and in times of duress, might blame supposed witches for unfavorable events.

Urdu poets Jaun Elia and Ahmad Faraz, both influential yet distinct, offer contrasting experiences of love through their ...

A North East actress and entertainer who recently celebrated her 100th birthday and was one of the last links to a World WW2 ENSA has taken ...

Helen Russell began her career at just eight and was one of the last surviving Second World War links to ENSA, the elite ...