By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

Michael Longley, the last survivor of a remarkable triumvirate of Northern Irish poets that included Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon, who was celebrated for the meditative beauty of his compact lyrics, ...

I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and ...

His poetry often explores psychological and moral themes, offering deep insight into human nature. “I show you doubt, to ...

An old, old, old, old, old (key word is old here), old flame of mine from my freshman year of high school recently sent me this poem: ...

Bertie Ocampo's father, Louie Ocampo, performed a sweet song for her at her wedding reception on Jan. 17. 'There wasn’t a dry eye in the room. Every guest I spoke to told me they were either close to ...

After years of not painting, Nicky Santore picked up his brush to paint the story of Pip, part beast, bird, insect, and ...

Angela Bauer has been a copy editor and lifestyles editor for the Journal-Courier since July 2012. The Evansville, Indiana, ...

The next novel by Ian McEwan will be a post-apocalyptic story, set in part in the 22nd century and centered on a scholar’s immersion into a poem written during happier ...

She was widely known for “her discretion and gentle nature”. “This was a simple quiet and normal family life of a woman, a mother and her family, that was destroyed,” she says. Siobhan is now talking ...

Among the more passionate poems in the Hebrew Bible is one David is said to have pronounced for Jonathan and his father, Saul, the Israelite king. The three first meet when David, portrayed as a young ...