At Jacksonville's 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast, 3 youth were honored for translating a King quote into their own ...

Toni Collette is turning to poetry in the wake of her divorce from Dave Galafassi. "Whatever happens, you are free to go," the poem reads. "Free to peel off what's left of this story and choose ...

There’s no question: The pandemic and the nation’s racial reckoning has weighed heavily on students. Much has been written about how they’re struggling. But they’re also finding ways to cope with the ...

I enjoy the periodic notes I receive from my readers; it’s nice to know that someone appreciates my thoughts. Recently I received a question from a reader, “Dr. Joe, I read the poem ‘Thermopylae’ by ...

When it was her turn, Brienne read a poem. I’ve been to my share of demonstrations, protests and rallies and heard a lot of powerful, sometimes angry rhetoric, but I had never heard someone say she ...