Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

Confounded by a confusing expression or dream from a patient, I might seemingly shift gears and ask myself, 'What if this ...

Today, we help you pay attention to the sound and feel of this week’s poem. Play our game to see how much you’ve already ...

Pope Francis Pope Francis is dead at 88, on the day after Easter— an appropriate Lenten ep­ilogue for a pontiff with a keen sense of story. 60 years earlier, Francis was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a ...

May is a harmonious month, one that offers a change of pace and plenty of opportunities for growth. And this spring it has ...

Daniel Minahan’s On Swift Horses is a meditative and quietly torrid romantic drama that leans heavily into longing, repression, and the crumbling illusions of ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a U.S. peace plan that would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stipulate that Ukraine could never join ...

The house was simply gone, save the precarious, towering chimney and the massive concrete pillars that had ... Here was the image of a book and bookshelf, but with no surviving words, no life ...

Betraying Millennial Women: In “Girl on Girl,” Sophie Gilbert makes a searing case that trends from the 1990s and 2000s, ...

As parents, teachers, and caregivers, we are responsible for modeling healthy emotional behaviors and creating safe places where children can explore and express feelings without fear of ridicule ...