Since Poetry from Daily Life began Nov. 5, you’ve met poets from Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Alabama, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. We began in one paper — the Springfield News-Leader — now we’re ...

The interplay of food and literature tantalizes our senses, weaving stories that nourish the mind and soul. Let us dive into the ballad poems that describe the complex flavors from the menu of ...

The cultural, emotional, and sensory aspects of the human experience are reflected by food as an effective metaphor in literature. Let’s read some ballad poems that will describe the dishes from the ...

camps back at caballada ranch. Hangs kack, ax, and camp hat. packs a gat and blasts Kansan’s ass and Kansan gasps, blasts back. A flag flaps half-staff. Photo courtesy of Cathy Park Hong Cathy Park ...

Vincent Woods (poet, playwright and broadcaster) Macdara was a brilliant and passionate poet and a vital presence in the world of Irish literature and the arts for half a century. Quite simply, there ...