NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, ...

The poetry within this section speaks to every ... it speaks to the heart, offering comfort, courage, and a quiet revolution, one where women reclaim their voices, their confidence, and their ...

Here is a sampling of where our readers find spiritual comfort, from poetry to gardening to gazing out into the ocean. These have been edited for length and clarity. "This guide grounds me in the ...

began by turning memories of her native Ghana into poems. Her work lengthened, describing emotions surrounding her family loss, reforming of immigrant identities and memory as both comfort and ...

The Frozen Section is set in a grocery store at the edge of the world. It is about a community of people living in a world ...

I’ve always bristled at the idea that God needs us to worship It. Maybe ‘needs’ isn’t the right word. Maybe God ‘wants’ our ...

Because you are meant to be you.' These words, simple yet powerful, set the tone for 'Iron Draped in Silk: Poetry that Heals' by Surbhi Gupta. The collection is a heartfelt exploration of ...

On World Poetry Day, actor Siddhant Chaturvedi remembered writing his first poem when he was 15. It was his own version of "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth.

There’s something almost spiritual about sliding into a booth at a small-town diner where the coffee is always hot, the ...