In savoring more, we increase feelings of happiness and strengthen general well-being, writes guest columnist Gianna Somrak.

Writer Michael Salinger has some unexpected advice for anyone who wants to start writing: don't — at least not right away.

In last week’s column I mentioned I was going to cover a poetry collection then realized I needed to obtain permission to quote from the poems. So I have now asked the poet, Kim Dower, and she gave ...

Most people know Julie Marie Swanson as a retired nurse. But there is another side, a poetic side. Swanson recently published her second book of poems. Her poetry is about people, the old and the ...

Missouri Poet Laureate David Harrison shares how to fill your own sack of ideas and describes what he keeps in his.

Aunt Marj is now 110 years old and thriving - and she puts her longevity down to a few "good rules" she has always abided by. Some of her earliest memories are of air raids during WW1 and when she was ...

Valentine's Day allows you to express love through thoughtful gestures, gifts, and activities. This article offers 20 ...

Throughout history, poets have captured the essence of love, desire, longing, and devotion in their verses. Romantic poetry ...

her business life, her love of travel and love of “adventures and experiences” and remembers too Laurence and his campaign work. Their son Andrew reads a poem written by Laurence, written in ...

The speaker is left in awe at the dazzling force of this inanimate object, and feels a strong desire to “change [his] life.” The poem reads as a sort of prayer in which the speaker seeks a connection ...

Happy Basant Panchami! Basant Panchami marks the arrival of spring and new beginnings.(Canva) 3. May the festival of Basant Panchami bring new hopes, wisdom, and happiness into your life.

A man who is 92 years old is not only still competing in his activity of choice, he's teaching others the secrets of how to live a long, healthy and fulfilling life. Ivan Pedley, a retired ...