Father’s Day is a special time to honor the men who have shaped our lives with their love, guidance, and wisdom. Wheth ...

As part of its efforts to bring the transformative power of poetry to a growing readership every day, the Academy of American Poets announces the 2025 Guest Editors for Poem-a-Day, its signature ...

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I had a column titled Poems by Heart. The column drew responses from many readers, which I will publish in due course. (Thank ...

This is a special Christmas for Irving resident Sydney Lawrence. She was on a mission for years to find her biological father ...

His young granddaughter Veronica said, “I don’t think I want to try to catch Santa this year.” When Gale’s youngest son, Luke ...

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For NPR's series "Picture This," illustrator Carson Ellis talks about working with author Susan Cooper to make Cooper's poem "Shortest Day" into a children's book. (This story first aired on ...

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They hung their homes with evergreen. They burned beseeching fires all night long to keep the year alive. SIMON: For more than 40 years, people have been reading and performing Susan Cooper's poem ...

From cooking, baking and cocktails to great reads for cold winter days, consider these books from local writers.