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Marcus Cafagña, a professor emeritus at Missouri State University, recounts the poem that emerged from his son's childhood ...

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Emilie Buchwald comes from the literary world. Mark Connor from the boxing ring. These two Minnesota poets from very different backgrounds debut their new collections this week. And we start ...

Watson will introduce his books at 7 p.m. Tuesday at SubText Books, 6 W. Fifth St., St. Paul, with Michael Kleber-Diggs and William Reichard, and at 7 p.m. Oct. 1, Eat My Words Bookstore, 214 13th Ave ...

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The late James Earl Jones previously opened up about living with a stutter and how he spent several 'mute years' as a kid ...

By Belen Quellet Retired journalist and Falls Church resident Sara Fitzgerald, acclaimed for both her novel and biography ...

If you have read The Lord of the Rings, there is a good chance that you skipped over one or more of the 75 songs and poems in ...