The poet laureate will serve as an ambassador for the arts to promote creative expression and inspire writers across the ...

It's wrong to think of self-esteem as a quality that depends only on what we say and do. Self-congratulation is no substitute ...

Jérôme Sueur’s “Natural History of Silence” and Pico Iyer’s “Aflame” explore the quiet (and the sounds) that sustain us ...

There are straightforward options like, “To my dearest mom, on your special day: Happy birthday!” and “You’re simply the best ...

To help, we've collected our favorite “I love you” quotes from the likes of William Shakespeare, Ernest Hemingway, Maya ...

Invoking Emily Dickinson, Phillis Wheatley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sam Cornish and Robert Frost, Gov. Maura Healey on ...

Massachusetts was one of only three states without a poet laureate, according to the Library of Congress, joined by New ...

Under Pennsylvania's Safe Haven Law, parents can bring their newborn – up to 28 days old – to any Pennsylvania hospital, to a police officer at a police station or to an emergency services provider at ...

Massachusetts will soon have its first-ever poet laureate. Gov. Maura Healey this week signed an executive order creating the ...

In the tradition of the late, great Mungo MacCallum, LR tries to infuse his puzzles with humour, wordplay and poetry to give readers plenty of “Aha!” moments. They will be accessible, but always with ...

Sebastian Currier’s “Mysterium” is based on the husband-and-wife team of scientist Robbert Dijkgraaf and novelist Pia de Jong.