Flag Day is June 14. What does it represent? What do we cherish in this nation of ours? In the words of John Denver, it could be "... poems, prayers ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The blessing turned out to be a poem. Joy Harjo’s "Remember." Our host read the whole thing. It was such a brave and intimate action.

New fallen snow covers the ground and rooftops of a sleepy town. In the dim light of streetlamps, it glistens and softly blankets the far-off howl of dogs and trains in the night. The hushed ...

Carson Daly remembered his late mother on the anniversary of her death with a poignant poem he said "really saved ... was to swing by church & say a few prayers or just dedicate some time today ...

That being said, this track feels like a singular force in Denver’s discography. It’s sentimental, meditative, and somewhat elegiac in the aftermath of his death. Check out the meaning behind ...

Most of what now passes with us for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry. —Matthew Arnold, “The Study of Poetry” Prayers and poems share an uncanny family resemblance. In fact, they look ...

and author recently released "My Little Prayer Book," which contains 75 prayers, poems, and mantras. It coincides nicely with her mindfulness card deck. The two combine to create an amazing ...

So, Arthur Riley began writing her own liturgies, centering Black emotions, experiences, memories and bodies in every prayer, mantra and poem. As she shared the liturgies on social media ...

One recent example came on Saturday, when he called her a “lunatic.” Perhaps his opinion of her has changed after she sent him a cute little message for V-Day.

That’s the premise of Poem/1, a new AI-powered clock that displays every minute of the day as a unique poem. “As the clock’s hands spiral, they gently chime / Four ten whispers ...

Suddenly a crimson-cinnamon joy erupts, and Fasting sparrows whisper prayers for lovers and martyrs. Published with permission. Ashwani Kumar is a poet, professor and editor of Rivers Going Home.

He's also the editor and translator of the Everyman's Library volume "Uyghur Poems," which reveals a long ... made up of the poetry of exiles -- the prayers of exiles. It is a beautiful little ...