A poem recited under your breath or in your head can soothe your nerves, drive away the noise of everyday life or grant a moment of simple happiness. At a time when we are flooded with texts ...

Cylie Naylor came out in a poem onstage. Her parents were in the audience. During a Pride Night event at Ghost Poetry Show at Rebel Lounge, off Indian School Road and 23rd Street in Phoenix ...

Do we get to choose who we love? For Sylvie, the protagonist of Adelaide Faith’s “Happiness Forever,” the answer is surely an emphatic “No.” That’s because Sylvie is in love with her ...

In writer and poet Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay’s 2010 poem “Misfit,” the speaker of the poem notes that other people often ostracize him for his differences. But he doesn’t care ...

A new study shows that the causes of personal happiness vary considerably from person to person and that one size will not fit all when considering policies to improve happiness and wellbeing across ...

“In this year’s issue, we focus on the impact of caring and sharing on people’s happiness,” the authors explain. “Like ‘mercy’ in Shakespeare’s ‘Merchant of Venice,’ caring is ...

On child mental health, the UK was 27th out of 36. The UK is near the bottom of a league table for the wellbeing of children and the happiness of teenagers. UNICEF found children in general across ...

Still, given what I now do for work, I have to ask: How exactly does higher education affect happiness ... a quant-head—I also took courses in poetry. And it was then that Brodsky’s words ...

There are certain unfortunate phrases people say that absolutely destroy their own happiness, often without realizing it. But it's more than just changing a mindset — it's about creating the ...