In Scotland, graduating medical students receive a book of poetry intended to help them recharge and be mindful of the human aspect of their vocation.

Psychologically, geographically, climatologically -- the Netherlands stands at the opposite pole from J.M. Coetzee's native South Africa, in the same way a wall-size landscape canvas differs from ...

I have a friend who follows the practice of gratitude. Each evening she writes down the things she is thankful for that happened that day.

Many of his early books are small in size, and poetic, and some are, in fact, books of poems, like the classic Chicken Soup With Rice from the four-book Nutshell Library series.

Guest writer Jared Goldstein, the associate dean for academic affairs at Roger Williams University School of Law, reflects on the connection between poetry and the Constitution.

Washington poet Eric Ode often finds ideas while out walking. Here he shares a poem inspired by the prickly (or not) holly ...

Poetry is uniquely suited to help you get deeper and more emotional, and change the framing of a difficult time, all of which support mental health and, of course, creativity.

Nebraska native Zachary Schomburg arrived in Portland last summer, five years after launching Octopus Magazine and about a year after his first book, "The Man Suit," was published by Black Ocean ...

In 144 poems (a handful are actually paragraphs or small essays), Adams roars through his daddy issues, girl woes and artistic misgivings with non-filtered honesty.