So begins a poem, titled “The Cowboy,” about a real-life folk hero of sorts: Ben Ellingson, the 5-year-old who helped find ...

Montana's poet laureate doesn't pull punches — on anything. But his unfiltered nature and commitment to appearing in the ...

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

The main branch of the Ocean County Library in Toms River is the site for a Black History Month celebration on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Held in partnership with the Toms River NAACP, ...

"THAT'S MY WORD: A NIGHT OF POETRY AND MONOLOGUES": 7 p.m., 225 Theatre Collective, 7338 Highland Road. Hosted by J. Broux and featuring Kristen Sheree. $10. 225theatrecollective.com.

Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire offers glorious views of the horseshoe bend in the River Wye, the Black Mountains, Brecon ...

In rural Illinois, where I teach, a local poet named Edgar Lee Masters is famous for his "Spoon River Anthology," which tells stories about small-town life. But even though Masters is well-known, it’s ...

Bhaswati Ghosh’s Nostalgic for A Place Never Seen is a poetic journey through memory, displacement, and longing.

Cupid's Undie Run raises awareness for NF, and funds research to combat the rare genetic condition that causes tumors to grow all over the body.

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In 1799, during his explorations along the Orinoco River, German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt “stayed with a local ...

The Dirty Show celebrates 25 years, plus concerts, kids stuff and other fun things happening around town this weekend, Feb. 14-16.