Since Poetry from Daily Life began Nov. 5, you’ve met poets from Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Alabama, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. We began in one paper — the Springfield News-Leader — now we’re ...

After last week's fairly open theme, I thought I'd go with something a bit more structured this time. As I type this, I'm listening to Steeleye Span and thinking about the great ballad traditions of ...

Once the social structure has thoroughly been mapped out, staff should identify and analyze the culture … COUNTERINSURGENCY (December2006), Headquarters, Department of the Army Galloping with his drum ...

The cultural, emotional, and sensory aspects of the human experience are reflected by food as an effective metaphor in literature. Let’s read some Ballad poems that will describe the dishes from the ...