Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Secret love is an intense and hidden feeling, expressed in whispers and furtive glances. These poems capture that hidden ...

When love walks away with someone else, it hurts, but it can also be the start of your rebirth. These 4 heartbreak poems will ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

Poetry was. Poetry was divine, heroism merely human. Cowardice was no disgrace, fear no shame. Sad, yes — but sadness inspires poetry. “When, sunk in despair / I scud before the autumn wind ...

Julian battled chronic lung condition cystic fibrosis for his entire life and his family announced the sad news of his death in a statement on Saturday. They said: 'It is with deep sadness that we ...

Sadly, Kirwan’s story is a sad one. He struggled with the rock star lifestyle, fell deep into alcoholism, likely became mentally ill after a bad acid trip, and became homeless after being fired ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling. This week’s poem, by Sara Lynn Eastler, considers the life of rock and water. I love how this poem moves into ever more intimate ...

The connection between baseball and the Dominican Republic runs deep, and we are thinking of ... community “amid the incomprehensible sadness.” “We grieve for all the victims and send ...

Brittany Norman, organizer of the GoFundMe, said Hopson’s death has brought a deep sadness to his family and friends. “While we all can’t make sense of God’s plan, I humbly ask that we ...