A t 80 years old, John Densmore still swings harder than most drummers half his age and speaks with the kind of calm fury ...

Marcus Lattimore, one of SC's greatest college football players from his time at USC, is now on a journey as a spoken word ...

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Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. Give these famous poems ...

Once called “our present-day Homer” for her sprawling, experimental epics, she was honored with prizes and was a finalist for ...

You know the saying "kids say the darnedest things?" As author Matt Forrest Esenwine explains, they write some pretty wild ...

The stanza hits the key points readers may expect of Plath’s poetry, and perhaps a poem more generally. It suggests a sense of despair as the writer struggles with internal demons. “Mess” and “chest” ...

The best poetry deals with great issues which are crucial in our lives but which we hardly care to think about most of the time. The best poetry suddenly reveals truths which otherwise would have ...

While the program is fairly new, it is growing strong with a recent increase in interest. RCHS just selected its fourth poet laureate, Alya Hogan, who was a unanimous choice. Previous winners include ...

I ran to the bathroom and shouted through the door to Elise, “Is this the house of the famous poet?” “Yes,” she called. “I told you.” She had told me nothing of the kind. I felt I had ...