Black Poetry Day does more than fill a spot on the calendar; it serves as a reminder that poetry has launched movements, created community, challenged power, and given poets a lane to voice their ...

With roots in Tennessee — first Byrdstown and then Cookeville — it is perhaps little wonder that Jim Clark has music in his bones, even if poetry is woven through the very ventricles of his heart. For ...

With roots in Tennessee — first Byrdstown and then Cookeville — it is perhaps little wonder that Jim Clark has music in his bones, even if poetry is woven through the very ventricles of his heart. For ...

"In the library, David Harrison's books teach me. His poems, such a legacy. In the library, a mighty man is he. A friend to you and me — and the library." Those lyrics, written and sung by Ozarks folk ...

Kentucky EMS board dismissed a complaint against paramedic Eddie Barnes. Barnes administered antivenom during a mamba bite emergency without certification. Officials urged rule changes to support ...

Goodbye and thank you. This is the final issue of "Poetry from Daily Life." We published the first column on Nov. 5, 2023 and now, almost two years and 100 columns later, we have come to the end. My ...

With roots in Tennessee — first Byrdstown and then Cookeville — it is perhaps little wonder that Jim Clark has music in his bones, even if poetry is woven through the very ventricles of his heart. For ...

Missouri's 7th poet laureate, David Harrison, will celebrate the end of his term with a poetry reading. The poems for the event were selected by his wife, Sandy, who prefers his light-hearted and ...

The move marks the first time that the Jim Henson Company will be offering its treasures for a public auction, which will be held online and at company headquarters in Hollywood on La Brea Avenue. By ...

A 14-year-old student at Harrison High School was arrested on suspicion of taking a handgun to school. School administrators found the unloaded 9mm pistol in the student's backpack during a separate ...

James (Jim) Harrison Boggan passed away peacefully on the morning of September 16th, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Collierville, Tennessee on July 6, 1954 to the late ...