Former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Dave Parker’s son shared a poem written by his late father, during Parker’s posthumous induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday.

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Haley Cohen Gilliland’s A Flower Traveled in My Blood looks at the efforts of a human rights group to find the children and grandchildren who were disappeared by a dictatorship.

Lynne Thompson is the fourth Poet Laureate of the city of Los Angeles. Columnist/reporter Anissa Rivera caught up with her as she spoke on the poetics of protest.

I moved from Colorado to New Jersey to live with my brother's family after losing my job. It helped me cut expenses while I start over.

David Gate has a popular following online, but his best poems suggest he’s not entirely comfortable as an influencer.

As if it were a jump shot from their basketball-obsessed childhood, “soaring towards the rim like a kite,” Andrea Gibson ...

DeLong is the guest speaker at a campfire storytelling event hosted by the Galeton Public Library Storytelling initiative on ...

Join Marlene Oxender’s poignant story of grief and guiding spirit, revealing how angelic moments and love transcend even ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.