As an adult, I’ve come back to poetry time again when I found my own feelings too big to name or explain without help, writes ...

Singer Johnny Duhan was described as “a man of deep spirituality and wisdom” at his funeral mass today. The Limerick native was well-known for writing the hit song The Voyage, performed by Christy ...

Acclaimed San Antonio writer Naomi Shihab Nye talks about the “clarifying” power of poetry and why it’s needed in turbulent ...

Selecting music for a funeral is an emotional task, as the right songs can beautifully capture the essence of the person who ...

In Jan Donley’s class at Berklee, her students study literature that centers on loss. Loss can make us sad, but it can also help us heal, Donley writes. In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, ...

Poetry lovers who crave Shakespearean-style sonnets and rhyming iambic pentameter have a new collection to pick up for their reading pleasure: Last Night in Eden by J. Harold Ryder. A sincere and ...

Any anthology is a product of its editor’s decisions. In “ 100 Great Catholic Poems ” (Word on Fire, $34.95), editor Sally ...

Robert enjoyed gardening, spending time with family and friends, writing poems, playing his accordion ... eight ...

So, yeah, I'm standing here at the funeral looking at the corpse. It's got a liberal application of makeup covering the reality of death, but you can ...