Derek Sheffield sat down with The Seattle Times to talk about the role of poet laureate, his love of language and what he’s ...

Refugia Marin is a group seeking volunteers to help restore native vegetation around our county. The project aims to boost ...

You know the saying "kids say the darnedest things?" As author Matt Forrest Esenwine explains, they write some pretty wild ...

Author Matt Forrest Esenwine has some advice for would-be poets and creative types, and it all starts with a question: "What if ...?" ...

The "nature rights" movement has really hit the big time. The National Geographic Society — one of the world's largest and most influential science organizations — is going to pour money into ...

April is National Poetry Month. In Washington, it is also marked by a shedding of coats and a gorgeous display of cherry blossoms, magnolias and dogwood trees — nature, in full bloom.

Croatia’s section of the river has wonders like Tvrđa, a star-shaped, 18th-century fortress, and Kopački Rit Nature Park, a floodplain where waterways meet, attracting birdlife from white ...

Married at 16 to the emperor of Austria, Elisabeth—nicknamed Sisi—was a reluctant empress, struggling with royal life and sympathetic to the democratic struggles of the people in her new nation.

Sarah Lawrence Poetry Festival. In Northeast Yonkers, Sarah Lawrence College has a free and open to the public poetry festival running from April 25-27. Taking place in April each year, it is the ...

The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest invites you to celebrate the opening of this year’s contest and National Poetry Month on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, from 6:30‑9 p.m. at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse, 162 ...

With deep reverence for fertility, nature and new beginnings, it’s celebrated by around 300 million people across Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Central Asia, as well as in Kurdish, Turkic ...

She had recently completed the flying hours and exams required for her airline transportation pilot’s licence. She had plans to do another master’s degree and publish more poetry. When she wasn’t ...