The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...
Tony Harrison's V: Why a poem outraged 1980s Britain
Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds.
Funeral held for Hervey Bay’s Bridie Hennessy
Against the white coffin, a saxophone and pink guitar were placed, displaying two of the great passions of Bridie Hennessy’s ...
Funeral for Southern University student who died in fraternity hazing ritual
Caleb Wilson, a Kenner native and Warren Easton alum, will be laid to rest Saturday at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Kenner.
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Vonda Kaye Butler Tatum
Vonda Kaye Butler Tatum, age 75, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at her home on Hwy 410 in ...
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Cremated remains of woman who died in Woodstock in 1923 to be buried after being found at now-shuttered Lasher Funeral Home
After spending more than 100 years unclaimed, the cremated remains of a woman who died of a stroke while visiting Woodstock ...
I researched poetry written during COVID – five years on, here’s how people say it helped them
The American scholar of 20th-century literature and culture Elizabeth Outka has argued that works such as The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats (1919) and The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot (1922) can be read ...
Mourners farewell much-loved BBC star, 77, who featured on popular show for 20 years at emotional funeral service
MOURNERS have farewelled a much-loved BBC star who appeared on a popular show for 20 years at his funeral service. In a ...
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22 Short Poems That’ll Help You Read More Poetry This Year
At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...
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No matter the storm, you will have peace
Edward Bickersteth heard a sermon about peace. Later that Sunday afternoon he visited a terminally ill friend and the friend asked about the sermon, since he hadn’t been able to be there. Bickersteth ...
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I researched poetry written during COVID. Five years on, here's how people say it helped them
Historically, poets have had less to say about pandemics than you might imagine. Hardly any English-language poetry written during successive waves of bubonic plague focused directly on the ...