My dear friend David, a prolific writer, wrote a funny poem recently about half lives that made me rethink my own thoughts about birthdays. About how when we’re kids, we’re always rounding up to seem ...
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 Piano Lesson” — knew what they were doing. Of course they did. Most of them had learned by watching him. The actor’s son Malcolm directed “The Piano Lesson.” His other son, actor John David, stars ...
The old crowd knew their place. Don’t say a word. Quick now. The table’s free. Good evening, ladies. Do ignore us. Thank you. Sean O'Brien's most recent collection of poems, Embark ...
The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund is a U.S. Treasury account holding the tax receipts that fund Social Security benefits paid to retired workers, their surviving spouses ...
For my part, I’ve inherited these heroic, epic ‘herstories,’ and through frontline resistance I’ve carried these stories, told through poetry and legal briefs, to world courts. This poem gives a ...
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