For readers who have felt isolated, disconnected, and alone, sometimes processing those feelings through poetic expression can unlock new pathways of self-discovery and empowerment. In a new poetry ...

Down in Ballydehob, 100 kilometres away, Kevin Ireland was expecting me and it was already midday. He did not drive and had no phone, although he told me I could ring Jack O’Connor at his bookshop in ...

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

By George Longenecker Poet Joyce Thomas reminds us that our species is neither omniscient, omnipotent, nor immune from ...

When my father was living his last years in a nursing facility, there was a woman there who spoke no English. I don’t know ...

Randle Chowning, founder of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, writes about songs that tell a story and shares one based on a ...