And a boxer can certainly sting. No one would ever mistake Muhammad Ali for a butterfly or a honeybee. And yet poetry uses ...

Losing a baby before or after birth leaves parents and families heartbroken as they deal with overwhelming grief, and a ...

In 2006, The Poetry Center launched its first annual Poetry Prize for High School Girls in Massachusetts (open to sophomores and juniors); since then, our contest has expanded into the other New ...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox isn’t the only poet on our list of Thanksgiving poems who wrote about the importance of considering life’s blessings on a daily basis. James Whitcomb Riley did the same in ...

Irish blessings are a beautiful, heartfelt way to let someone know you care about them. This Irish blessing, in particular, is one of the sweetest ways to wish someone love, laughter, and ...

The Butterfly Blessings Memorial Gathering, hosted by UnityPoint Health – Trinity, will be on Saturday, November 2 from 2 – 3 p.m. in the Jardine Auditorium at UnityPoint Health – Trinity ...

On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...

Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings and not about telling a story, so this is a key difference. Key features of narrative ...

Welcome to the kaleidoscopic world of the butterfly wing. How do butterflies and moths (known collectively as Lepidoptera) make use of their vibrant wing patterns? Why are some species experts in ...

Michael Longley is a master of his craft, known for his compact, meditative lyrics that explore themes of love, violence, nature and family. At the age of 85, he tells Jenny Lee why poetry still remai ...