American Songwriter

Else Blangsted, “On Growing Old,” a poem by Peggy Freydberg

“Nothing terrible has happened to you yet,” she reads in that singular gentle, Germanic voice of hers. Else Blangsted. A legendary and beloved music editor on countless classic films, and also many ...
Hartford Courant

‘When I Grow Up’: Newtown teen pens poem to honor the 19 children killed in Texas, 20 in Sandy Hook who won’t get to grow up

Mariam Azeez was in first grade in 2012 when 20 first-graders and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in the same town where she attended school. After seeing a photo of Robb Elementary ...
WRAL

Antwon Rose's poem about growing up black in America has taken on a life of its own

In his teenage mind, Antwon Rose II wrestled with thoughts of hope, fear and uncertainty about growing up black in America. In his teenage mind, Antwon Rose II wrestled with thoughts of hope, fear and ...
Jewish Journal

A Bisl Torah – Growing Older, Growing Up: A Poem in Honor of the Children of Ukraine

A woman and child who fled the war in Ukraine wait for a relocation bus after crossing the Polish Ukrainian border on March 09, 2022 in Kroscienko, Poland. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images) ties ...
Publishers Weekly

On Her Way: Stories and Poems about Growing Up Girl

Stories and poems by the likes of Marion Dane Bauer, Angela Johnson, Valiska Gregory and Linda Sue Park comprise On Her Way: Stories and Poems About Growing Up Girl, edited by Sandy Asher. The ...
Jewish Journal

It’s Time for a Rewrite – A poem for Parsha Bechukotai

…the value of a male shall be twenty shekels, while that of a female shall be ten shekels; ancient text, it’s time to take up our pens. (You can type if you’re more comfortable.) This rewriting – It’s ...
The Christian Century

Growing up evangelical in the nineteen seventies

It only takes a spark to get a fire going. To pass it on. This poem appears in the September 13, 2017 issue. We would love to hear from you. Let us know what you think about this article by writing a ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Gardens, like poetry, have restorative powers: Poet Tess Taylor reads from new anthology of garden poems Sept. 19 at Amherst College

Poet Tess Taylor will be at Amherst College’s Book & Plow Farm on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. for a poetry reading and a celebration of the harvest. Credit: CONTRIBUTED Sign up for the Gazette's morning ...