ASHLAND Nature has always been a friend to Steve Holt. “As a young man, I often went to the hills for solace, roaming and thinking,” he said, noting he hunted and fished with his father, but that wasn ...

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, ...

Between her pagan-like gestures and agile movements ... height to the weightless songs that pepper the first half of her set. These perfect parcels of poetry hold some of her most revealing and ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

Jessica Winter, in her review of “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” by Pagan Kennedy, opens with the story of a woman who, in 1975, survived a sexual assault (Books, February 10th).

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

But the poem, leading us in turn through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, is not itself an account of some single individual’s struggles and sufferings. It is a huge irony that Romantic (including some ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

Students will engage in literacy and poetry activities led by university faculty and students of the Henney Department of Education. Meals and materials will be provided. The camp will culminate ...

In fact, he impels Jews to take part in pagan sacrifices and eat non-kosher food. In the Temple, Antiochus sets up an idol of Zeus, the "abomination of desolation" (1:54). Mattathias, a zealous ...

Although she does not believe in the superstitions surrounding the area, she said that at certain times of the year people leave gifts that celebrate pagan events. Also part of the exhibition are ...

January 30, 2025 • Andy Marra is on a mission to Korea in search of the mother she never knew with a secret she absolutely has to tell. And when two close friends can't see each other face-to ...