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Five years after writing his memoir, Matthew McConaughey is debuting a new book, 'Poetry & Prayers,' "I swore to myself a long time ago, never become a cynic," McConaughey tells PEOPLE ...

This past winter, a woman stood at the front of a coffee shop and asked “why do you write?” She listed a variety of reasons a person might choose to write, her good intentions clear throughout the ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Heidi Mordhorst, who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland — a short bike ride from Washington, D.C. Heidi began writing poems early in childhood and favors ...

Stacie Cassarino is guiding the next generation of UCLA poets. On Wednesday afternoon, the UCLA English department held a poetry workshop with poet and alumnus Stacie Cassarino. The workshop, which ...

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One of the highlights of my first three years as a literature professor at MIT—and indeed, of my 15-year career as an educator—has been the recent discovery that some of my students, past and present, ...