Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

A Kilmoyley jersey, a football, a microphone, a box of Lyon’s tea, a hoover and a family photo were just some of the items ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?

Writing for the Record, Nicola Sturgeon pays tribute to the positive political legacy left by her late friend and colleague, ...

Trent Lewin has made the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize longlist for Ghostworlds .

The family of slain Texas teen Austin Metcalf will hold a memorial service this weekend to honor his life, which was cut short after a ... described as his "best friend" and teammate on the ...

For many years, John H. “Jack” Ryan kept heart failure at bay but on Friday, April 4, after weeks in hospice care at his home, heart failure won the battle – just a couple of months short of his 85th ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Patricia Allen (Chapman), age 76, of Bedford, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Westlake, Ohio, with her beloved son by her side. Born on ...