It's not often (if ever) a recipient of the Medal of Honor is also a published poet. But retired Green Beret John Duffy turned his trial-by-fire into an epic poem of the Vietnam War. It was a brutal ...

It was a hot June night in 1943, and Frances Angermayer could not sleep. So, she arose after midnight, went to her typewriter, and — in 20 minutes — wrote what was to become the most famous poem of ...

A 93-year-old British man from Hampshire laments his late wife of 65 years in an adorably endearing poem that tugs tight on the heartstrings. Appearing on the 5 Live Breakfast show on BBC Radio, Bob ...

It’s difficult to pluck out just one poem from Ilya Kaminsky’s book “Deaf Republic,” because the volume operates best as an occasion versus a moment. This plain-spoken simple poem summarizes a main ...

Lowell Knobloch interviewed Mitchell resident William Thompson as part of his mission to preserve veterans’ stories ...

Sara Teasdale (1884–1933), an American lyric poet, was the author of nine volumes of poetry published between 1907 and the year of her death. Though her poems frequently appear in anthologies for ...

Like any ol’ jeep, he’s a workhorse, Grinding along as he goes. He’s her jeep. The Post Bulletin publishes poetry by local and area writers every Tuesday. Send poems to [email protected] with the ...

When U.S. troops first arrived in Afghanistan, 20 years ago, they enjoyed broad support among ordinary Afghans. But over time, the view of the American military as a welcomed ally was successfully ...

In recent days, Russia’s attack on Ukraine has left many living in the country in a nightmare. Subway stations double as bomb shelters. Grocery shelves are bare. Cars idle in traffic as thousands ...