In his once-famous 1836 essay, “Nature,” the American Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) set out to “interrogate the grand apparition, that shines so peacefully around us.” “Water,” ...

Her poem “I Told the Water” brings water to life and unpacks its role in our lives — as mirror, life-giver and sometimes a villain. Faizullah sees this as the power of poetry, ...

Beside our fireplace mantle at the lake we have a small framed copy of this poem. I have loved it for its sounds, more than ...

Water and Sand – A poem for Parsha Vezot Hab’rachah. By Rick Lupert Published October 13, 2022 [additional-authors] Rick Lupert October 13, 2022 oatawa/Getty Images. For ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A long time ago my friend Steve Koelker and I used to drive his sky-blue ...

Deep Water selected poem: ‘Laws of Motion’ by Mary Snell. Maine poems selected by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc. Posted February 3, 2017. Updated February 3, 2017.

For National Poetry Month, writer Yanyi reads a poem from his first book The Year of Blue Water and explains how poetry helped him realize his desires. Sponsor Message. AILSA CHANG, HOST: ...

In “Wade in the Water,” the title poem of Tracy K. Smith’s new poetry collection, the poet en­counters the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters: One of the women greeted me. I love you, she said. She didn’t ...

Inspired by the cleansing water of spiritual baths, aja monet's new poetry collection "Florida Water" is an ode to the ways a poem can rinse, unravel and reveal hard truths.