As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

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Misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and institutionalized for years, Janet Frame was drawn to the inner worlds of people conventionally treated as inside-less.

Sometimes seen as the stuff of commencement addresses, his poems are hard to pin down—just like the man behind them.

"When he passed, I was looking for that poem and I couldn't find it," said Rob Chabot. For years a framed copy of the poem was on display in the family's rec room with Donny's hockey trophies.

he frames death as rest ... In Lost and Found, a short poem from Qazi's Zarnawisht, the themes of longing, solitude, and self-reflection are deeply explored. Qazi captures the emotional depth ...