Avery Ping, 16, died at an Olympia hospital from a drug overdose after ingesting a fentanyl and methamphetamine mixture that ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

John Densmore and Robby Krieger of the Doors discuss the band's 60th anniversary and the group's ongoing series of archival ...

“The Diamond Mine” offers a brief, dreamy chronicle of a teenage girl’s sexual awakening with an Afrikaans soldier about to ...

As a religion scholar, however, I believe one of the greatest loves in the Bible is a story of friendship: the intense ...

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

As Cuba stands to become even more isolated, many Cubans continue to leave and those who stay remain cut off from family in the United States. Carlos Varela, a singer known as “The Poet of Havana,” ...

From spinning plates to singing Americana to spoken-word poetry, Stacy Kafka of Frederick County has been performing her whole life.

An artist reception at Ethnic Notions Fine Art Gallery and Multicultural Bookstore on Saturday afternoon will feature the ...

I sang along, loud. I think I might be becoming a very patriotic Mexican. Viva La Presidenta! Well, at least they elected a woman president. My wife, Jill, and I spent Christmas again in Mexico City, ...

Life Seasons, a new collection of poems by Gail Lipe, takes you on a journey through the contrasting seasons of life. There ...

The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...