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Willie Nelson's songwriting journey has been a longtime in the making, and it stared when he wrote his first poem at just six years old.
Easter is a time of joy, coinciding with the arrival of Spring and symbolizing new beginnings. Commemorating the resurrection of […] ...
Sheila Gibb, treasurer at the Advocates' Society, stepped down from her role, saying the decision to disinvite Tareq Hadhad, owner of confectionary Peace by Chocolate, "caused hurt and trauma." THE ...
Dog owners are being reminded of the danger of chocolate as we head towards Easter. Not only can chocolate cause serious issues for our pets, dog insurance provider, Animal Friends Pet Insurance ...
The abject loneliness she must have felt, cut off from all she knew. We could all use a happy poem right now. I didn’t bring you one. I brought you this one that speaks to me about the suffering ...
Stamford’s beloved open mic night Rhymes on the Rocks will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a special event at Ink & Ember, a new bookshop café and creative community space in the heart of ...
The poem and the bill to make it the state’s official rhyme got a hearing before the Committee on State Administration in March 1981. Among those who testified in support was Barre Selectman ...
Several poetry-writing workshops are scheduled, along with readings from award-winning poets from Iowa and from across the U.S., including Ross Gay, Jane Wong, Kelsey Bigelow, Paul Brooke and Iowa ...
Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: For over a century, Christmas poems have captured the magic of the most wonderful time of the year. While many people ...
Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?
Unless you have been living under a rock, you'll likely know all about Dubai Chocolate - the sweet treat that continues to dominate the internet. The confectionary known for its indulgent ...
In my memoir "You Could Make This Place Beautiful," I wrote, “Life, like a poem, is a series of choices.” The choices we make in a poem — line length, tone, diction, point-of-view ...