How is it that some of us are privileged and many are not? This subject is at the heart of a new collection of poetry.

Therefore, winter solstice is also known as the "small New Year". The poem Winter Solstice (translated by Xu Yuanchong) was written the day before winter solstice by Du Fu, a poet of Tang Dynasty. The ...

This week’s Poetry Connection poem comes from longtime conference attendee, Toni Bixby. She attended two morning sessions of ...

What is poetry about if not community?,” asked Western Slope Poet Laureate Wendy Videlock during a summer solstice poetry ...

When the northern half of the globe is experiencing the summer solstice, the Southern Hemisphere will have its shortest day of the year, or the winter solstice. Summer solstice for the southern half ...

It’s almost as if my Iranian Jewish ancestors knew the moments we’d find ourselves in and came prepared with a double dose. Alongside the miracle of light from Hanukkah, I grew up celebrating Shab-e ...

(Editor’s Note: Vicki Shurly, director of Peninsula Community Library, reports in with news of the Winter Solstice, Michigan movies, a Christmas poem and more. Read on for her note. -jb) Ahh! Winter ...

Saturday marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. NPR has compiled plenty of expert tips for celebrating the solstice and weathering winter.

The winter solstice has long symbolized a time of renewal and ritual for people all over the world, as NPR has reported. In Iran and many Central Asian countries, people gather to eat (especially red ...