Baseball fans might read “Casey at the Bat.” Runners have “To an Athlete Dying Young.” Basketball star Kobe Bryant wrote an ode to his sport called “Dear Basketball.” And now there’s a poem ...

Stovies on Monday is local writer Noel Hodgson’s brand-new collection of poems drawn from his Northumbrian background. This ...

Snippets of poetry have provided writer Irene Latham enough wisdom to fill a book. She shares several in this week's column.

Seamus Heaney’s collection North turns 50 next month, but does it still have relevance for today’s readers and critics? In ...

LACHRISA GRANDBERRY And She found God in her reflection staring at her, daring her to see herself whole. And she found God in ...

The lines kept playing in my mind, like a song. I asked a few people, neighbors, street sellers, drivers, ‘What are you going ...