James Davis’ poem “Club Q” circulated on social media after Saturday’s shooting at a LGBTQ nightclub resulted in the death of five people. Before Club Q become the site of a tragic shooting, it was a ...

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As many reports suggest, living in a pandemic, as bad and frightening as it might be, can be made just a little easier by poetry. That’s not surprising, as some of the themes that poetry circles and ...

A mother's love that transcends death led her son to write a poem that has been a comfort to thousands of people across the nation. John W. Mooney Jr. of Weymouth, Mass., didn't intend to start a ...

A heartfelt journey of poetry that uplifts, challenges, and draws readers closer to God's wisdom and hope. Lord, I have to be honest. My flesh desires many an evil conquest. Virtue and divine rewards ...

As we remember fallen service members, Memorial Day can also highlight grief in all its forms. A Duluth woman hopes poetry brings both honor and comfort to families left behind. "It really came out of ...

Rosa Gardner tries to offer her dying patients all the solace she can through her ministrations as a Hospice-certified nursing assistant and through her ministry as a poet. Writing for friends and ...

From the "now I've gone and done it" file.... I wrote recently about the warm spell we were having, and what happens? We soon after go directly into winter. Things have been changing of late, I ...

"Comfort" poem performed by Cat J. Lane Cat J. Lane performed a poem from the play "Comfort," accompanied by Subin Lee on the harp, at the "Comfort Women" monument dedication ceremony in Union City, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Before Club Q become the site of a tragic shooting, it was a sanctuary for poet James Davis. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the bar was what Davis described as "a real liberating place" in the ...