In these days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people out of work or cutting back on expenses, I keep thinking of a story that reminds us of what is important in life. One of my great joys as a ...
"The Gift to Sing" was published in James Weldon Johnson's book "Fifty Years & Other Poems" (The Cornhill Company, 1917). James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Fla., on June 17, 1871. Johnson ...
If we have the humility of a saint and the eyes of a Romantic poet, we will be ever more grateful for the beauty of tranquility. John Constable, “Ploughing Scene in Suffolk,” 1824-1825 (photo: Public ...
Like any newspaper, we get bombarded at the holiday season with gift guide ideas from hardworking public relations people. This year, we decided to winnow the scores of publicity requests we got by ...
That’s probably why the U.S. Office of Government Ethics created a poem in 1994 to help federal workers — even contractors — understand the guidelines. The agency sends the poem to government ethics ...
Poet Tony Walsh is gifting usage of his poem This Is The Place to a charity supporting communities in Greater Manchester. The verses captured the response of the city ...