Like many I spent yesterday morning reading everything I could about the 49 people who were killed at Pulse in Orlando, Florida. Reading about the grieving family members. Reading about the killer.

When I was diagnosed with stage 1A cervical cancer, I realized that life is short and I want to spend my time being the best version of myself. To be able to enjoy my life as a cancer survivor…more ...

Poetry by Priscilla Atkins of the Hope College faculty has been included in two recent or forthcoming literary magazines. Her poem "Wood," a poem about love and faith which reflects on her older ...

Three new collections by mid-career poets lay claim to stories of identity, suffering and hope, to a kind of collective ...

There’s no question: The pandemic and the nation’s racial reckoning has weighed heavily on students. Much has been written about how they’re struggling. But they’re also finding ways to cope with the ...

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to poet in residence Kwame Alexander, who shares his latest community crowd-sourced poem about the goals that teachers, parents and students have set for themselves. Back for ...

A chapbook of poetry by David James of the Hope College faculty focuses, he notes, on "moving on from having the existential rug pulled out from under our lives." James, who is an adjunct associate ...

Morning Edition poet in residence Kwame Alexander on Oct. 23, 2018 in New York City. With his new book of poetry about race in America, Morning Edition poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander hopes to ...

In Light For The World To See: A Thousand Words On Race And Hope, Kwame Alexander writes of the killing of George Floyd, Colin Kaepernick's... Kwame Alexander Offers New Poems On Race And Hope As ...

With his new book of poetry about race in America, Morning Edition poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander hopes to “shine a little light for the world.” In the book, Light For The World To See: A Thousand ...