After last week's fairly open theme, I thought I'd go with something a bit more structured this time. As I type this, I'm listening to Steeleye Span and thinking about the great ballad traditions of ...

Since Poetry from Daily Life began Nov. 5, you’ve met poets from Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Alabama, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. We began in one paper — the Springfield News-Leader — now we’re ...

A tragic folk romance is told in fresh, vivid Scots that is both deeply traditional and awake to a much changed modern world O! shairly ye hae seen my love Doun whaur the waters wind: He walks like ...

Food and literature share a symbiotic relationship, where the written word can evoke the tastes, aromas, and emotions of culinary experiences, while food itself becomes a character, a symbol, and a ...