April is National Poetry Month. In the midst of a pandemic, this year’s celebrations have either been suspended, or the organizers have become more creative in their planning. Where most towns across ...

A similar pensive tone is present in his recent collection, A Sharper Silence, wherein he grieves the passing of his wife, Colleen Ahern-Hettich, who died last January from lung cancer. The couple, ...

LIMA — Thirty-two years after Roundhead resident Jessica Weyer Bentley first put her thoughts down on a piece of paper, she’s reached a signature moment. She’s being published. Five of her poems are ...

In 1991, following the sudden death of his first wife, Susan, Mike Bernhardt began writing poetry as a way to deal with his grief. In the poem “Sunday,” he writes, “Together, we survived the ...

It happened before she expected it: Victoria Chang’s parents were struck by illness. First her father was severely debilitated by a stroke; then her mother died. She felt so isolated by caregiving ...

Dan Chelotti's poem "Grieving in the Modern World," was published in his first book of poetry, "x," published by McSweeney's. Read the text of the poem below. We caught up with poet Dan Chelotti at ...

Eufe Tantia Jr.’s new collection offers a reflective meditation on love, belief, and what it means to be human in a ...

In 1991, following the sudden death of his first wife, Susan, Mike Bernhardt began writing poetry as a way to deal with his grief. In the poem “Sunday,” he writes, “Together, we survived the ...