As fireworks illuminate the American sky this Fourth of July, we must celebrate not just the birth of a nation but the ...

The poem that inspired the song, America the Beautiful, is 130 years old today, and it resonates more than ever.

The NEA grant gave voice, honor and power to an audience of poets who nurtured the gift and returned it to society. May it be ever thus.

With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water ...

McRae gained notoriety in Montana — and across the country — for the resonance of his voice and the causes he furthered with it.

For 21 years, I was undocumented. While I am an American citizen now, this fact still remains the boldest and most dangerous thing I can say out loud.

Now, she's released I Cut My Tongue on a Broken Country, an intimate collection of poems covering topics including lineage, family, war, and hope.

Mackellar was only 19 when she penned the poem ‘My Country’ in England in 1904. She was dreaming of life back in Australia, where she lived through the Federation Drought.

The Royal Australian Mint launched a new series of 50-cent coins in Gunnedah to celebrate the poetry of Dorothea Mackellar, including a tribute to her iconic poem, 'My Country'. Video by Gareth ...

Home The Country Life Podcast Poems about pies, the foul-mouthed parrot upstaging Margaret Atwood and starting World War III via Desert Island Discs: Ian McMillan on the Country Life Podcast Poet, ...

Decades ago, my friend Caetlin received a peculiar assignment from the poet Robert L. Hass, who was then her undergraduate literature professor. He instructed each student to memorize three poems ...

Poetry in emotion reveals brand loyalties ... Kate Racovolis A still from AAMI's advertising campaing that featured a reading of Dorothea Mackellar's iconic poem, My Country 3:30PM April 21, 2024 ...