I recently taught a short six-class course for Homeschool Connections on “Poems Every Catholic Should Know.” The text for the course was my book of the same title, which is an anthology of Christian ...

I keep a small notepad and a pen in my pocket. And when I’m providing writing workshops, I encourage my students to do the same. You don’t want to be fumbling about, frantically scrambling for a place ...

“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

Charles Gadbois shares a collection of spiritually inspired poems reflecting on faith, human experience, and the ...

Today’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Scot Young, who grew up in Raytown, Missouri before settling in Ozark County. He has been writing since his junior and high school days. Scot says he ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Alan Katz, who lives in Milford, Connecticut. Alan says, “I’ve been writing since Miss Gordon showed me the alphabet in kindergarten. But I’ve been a ...

We’ve had two good friends die within a week of each other. This is what age is like. Of all the poems about death, this is the one that comes to me. Partly because the lines are so memorable. They ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rudy Ru performs at Arts & Ideas Adult Invitational Poetry Slam. Credit: Eleanor Polak Photos ...