Loss & Grief

Memoir· — My story is about my life with my best friend and how she became such a person of worth in my life. It is a true story. It is not...

Memoir· — Thank you for sharing this powerful story with us. Could you tell us about what inspired you to write it? My story is a true story and not from the...

Memoir· — Life was good in our village of Kamituga in the district of Mwenga, DRC. I lived there with both of my parents, my three sisters, and my brother. I was...

Memoir· — My cousin Glory lived in Uvira, a province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the village where I spent my childhood. Life was peaceful for Glory until the day when...

Blog Post· — The song “Marjorie” is played in the movie Eras Tour in the Evermore leg of the concert, where I first heard it in early 2024. Ever since then, I have...

Memoir· — My grandfather wore a ring on his left hand. Him and my grandmother had gotten it in Jamaica many years ago. On it was a red cardinal with multi-colored triangle...

Poems· — We miss peace We need peace We love peace Where are you peace? Where do you hide? How to find you? When will you come back? We need you peace

Writing Workshop· — An update from our fifty-third Writing Workshop with Conner Bassett A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, January 28, plus some of the output published below This week, we...

Blog Post· — Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Each episode, I’ll discuss a different poem and poet. Today, I’ll be talking about Elizabeth Bishop’s villanelle,...

Curriculum· —  Write a story where a character confronts their worst fear.