I’m Ann Fisher-Wirth, the Poet Laureate for Mississippi 2025-2029, and I want to tell you about my new podcast series called “The Favorite Poem Project,” available through the Mississippi Arts ...

AMHERST — Amherst will once again become the center of a vibrant poetry community this month as the Emily Dickinson Museum hosts its annual Tell It Slant Poetry Festival, running Sept. 15 through 21.

A quote of the day is a daily highlighted line of wisdom chosen to inspire, teach, or encourage reflection on life's deeper truths. Reading one resets your mindset amid stress, ignites motivation for ...

During her lifetime, Emily Dickinson only published 10 of her nearly 1,800 poems. But she certainly thought about publishing more, once even sending a cryptic letter to an Atlantic Monthly writer ...

The Eras tour superstar has a famous relative from another era. According to a report, Taylor Swift, 34, can now boast an illustrious ancestor — Emily Dickinson. The “Shake It Off” singer and the 19th ...

When Martha Nell Smith was a child, she was given a book called The Golden Treasury of Poetry. “I was a nerdy kid, I liked to read,” the 72-year-old academic says, adding, “I also liked to play. I was ...