Southerners know that beauty isn’t about looks. You don’t find it in glancing at someone, but in talking to them, connecting with them, understanding them, and comprehending what they love and the ...

Cynthia Rose discovered her first book of poetry at a yard sale with her late mother. She purchased a tattered copy of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe, and started writing her own poetry around ...

The danger of familiarity is that it's comfortable. And when something becomes familiar it stops being remarkable. Without the work of mindfulness, the little noticings go first and quietly accumulate ...

Great poets can change the way we look at life. New York City-born, Mill Valley-based poet Jane Hirshfield gently alters the perceptions of her readers. In her latest collection, the thought-provoking ...

MONTEVIDEO, Minn. - Two Montevideo brothers have taken on a challenge as big as getting kids to eat their vegetables. Which is kind of how they describe their goal of introducing regular folks to ...

Jane Hirshfield, the author of eight books of poetry and two essay collections, has two books out from Knopf this month: “The Beauty: Poems” (107 pages; $26) and “Ten Windows: How Great Poems ...

Love languages may vary from one person to another, but it would be a challenge to find someone who wouldn’t enjoy and appreciate receiving love poems. This art form has captured our imagination since ...