Poets convey deep thoughts with few words. How do poets approach their subjects? Why is the rhythm of words important to them? Poets want their words to be heard. Here's a collection to read "out loud."
Helen Beatrix Potter was born in 1866 in London to wealthy parents who inherit large cotton fortunes.
Read a poem about the life of Professor Liviu Librescu, an engineering teacher.
Lewis forms "The Inklings," a group of writers including Tolkien, who meet every week atan Oxford pub to discuss their writing.
Being lost is much more than it seems for someone with Lewy Body Dementia.
As dementia progresses, once-cohesive thoughts become obscured (leading to frustration and hopelessness).
What does a dementia-afflicted patient do when she doesn't remember what seems impossible to forget ... especially when it just happened?
Lewis marries Joy Davidman Gresham, an American divorcee, so that she can remain in England, but they fall in love.
The Baobab tree, often called "The Tree of Life," is disappearing with the rest of Madagascar's rainforests.
A man dressed in black seems to follow a patient wherever she goes, but no one else seems him. Is he real?
The words and quotes of Thomas Hobbs show why man feels he has the right to torture others.
Barrie marries Mary Ansell, an actress; he writes the autobiographical novel, Tommy and Grizel, about their failed relationship.
Read a poem about the life of Mary Karen Read, a 19 year-old freshman in Interdisciplinary Studies.
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