The history of Jews in the Hawaiian Islands, when they arrived, what happened during World War II, and what their lives are ...

Ryan Hurd talks openly about the inspirations behind his writing, his past and the songs on his new album 'Midwest Rock & Roll' ...

For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history. John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. Pacific ...

PORT BOLIVAR, Texas -- Built in 1872, the Bolivar Point Lighthouse is living history. A story of strength and courage. It is ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous ... Smith’s writing asks the question again and again. “every day is a funeral & a miracle,” one of the works in this collection announces ...

For more than a century, the unexplained disappearance of three lighthouse keepers has remained ... left its mark on popular culture, influencing poems, a Doctor Who episode, a song by Genesis ...

When telescopes capture light from the most distant sources, astronomers are gaining a glimpse of the Universe in its infancy: the finite speed of light implies that, the farther away a cosmic ...

after it featured in the hit 1994 romcom Four Weddings and a Funeral. But if it is unusual for a poem to escape the confines of the world of literature, it's virtually unheard of for one to ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

Short poems like this one may not be top of mind when considering funeral poetry, but it’s a moving option for those who are grieving. But thine are all my tears since thou art dead. To ...

The film, an adaptation of the Ancient Greek epic poem of the same name ... Article continues below "The lighthouse, long bridge over the mote, and front entrance gate are spectacular.