I began writing this on Mother’s Day, as my heart seemed buried by the weight of my son’s recent diagnosis of an incurable, debilitating disease –– an inherited illness that remained silent for ...

It’s already April, which means that National Poetry Month is upon us once again. This is a time to celebrate poets and poetry. While those in the literary and poetry communities are honoring this ...

I’ve been writing poetry for about as long as I can remember; in truth, I can’t even remember how long. My mother died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1996; my father died in 2005 from multiple urinary ...

September’s 1st Thursday typewriter poetry event presented five poets typing up free poems, along with music provided by the local duo The Gruntled, Mark Zolezzi and Jesse Felix. Poets included two ...

Poetry soothes emotions, youths help residents and unique statue honors Honest Abe. An East Peoria resident publishes a book after her poems help navigate life changes. A new Peoria organization ...

For its December production of one-act plays, Miami’s new kid on the beachside block — the hardworking Collins Avenue hot spot Storycrafter Studio — is transporting audiences to a Noh man’s land ...