For millennia, artists have poured their souls into their work, fashioning incredible (or sometimes atrocious) pieces that leave the audience stunned and...
I wrote this poem because when I was a child I was very curious, but could never quite find the answers to...
When it was first published in the mid-19th century, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was an instant success, gaining worldwide acclaim for its groundbreaking...
The Greek goddess Diana is queen of the hunt and of nature. This poem is inspired by the chilling air outside and...
This poem is about the need for us to speak up for the injustices we face and to never settle for anything...
Oftentimes we let our fear of a possible outcomes hinder us from attempting anything at all. My poem is about a student’s...
In Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, painting Conservator Mary Schafer discovered a dead grasshopper in Vincent Van Gogh’s 1889 painting “Olive...
My secrets cry aloud. With these words, Theodore Roethke began his first published collection of poems, all exploring his complicated relationship with...