In these days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people out of work or cutting back on expenses, I keep thinking of a story that reminds us of what is important in life. One of my great joys as a ...

"The Gift to Sing" was published in James Weldon Johnson's book "Fifty Years & Other Poems" (The Cornhill Company, 1917). James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Fla., on June 17, 1871. Johnson ...

If we have the humility of a saint and the eyes of a Romantic poet, we will be ever more grateful for the beauty of tranquility. John Constable, “Ploughing Scene in Suffolk,” 1824-1825 (photo: Public ...

That’s probably why the U.S. Office of Government Ethics created a poem in 1994 to help federal workers — even contractors — understand the guidelines. The agency sends the poem to government ethics ...

Broke as hell this holiday season? Invoke your creative powers this year and give a gift that’s meaningful not some overpriced trinket you picked up at Somerset. Give a poem instead. Give one or three ...

Poet Tony Walsh is gifting usage of his poem This Is The Place to a charity supporting communities in Greater Manchester. The verses captured the response of the city ...