At the Turquoise Table

Nicholas Kristof  Nicholas Kristof in his New York Times column of November third laments the loss of poetry in our President. He wo...

Maxine Kumin Lots of poetry events are happening locally this fall. Eight poet laureates are reading at the Library of Congress this Wedn...

Susan Jones, of Paris, Tennessee, reads "I Should Have Known".

It’s hard to speak the truth. Sometimes hard to even recognize it. We have to think, check our sources and keep an open mind and heart. Even...

"A word can be a weapon, and I believe that with the word...we can build a better world and make happier people." The above qu...

The hazy, hot, humid days of summer have us in their vise-like grip. The trips from house to car to destination awaken sweat glands. Lungs f...

I heard Kay Ryan read at the Library of Congress on Thursday. It was her "retirement" reading from being the poet laureate of th...