New York Post9d
Bride and groom’s home blown up by a guest who slipped away from ceremony — and died in blast: ‘Ran here in my wedding dress’
While Tom Davis and Eleni Vrettos were tying the knot, a wedding guest slipped out to blow up the couple’s house. Eleni Vrettos “I ran here in my wedding dress, like down the alley ...
Reader's Digest9d
15 Great Poetry Books, Recommended by Poets
We may earn a commission from your purchases. 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.
Christianity Today7d
A Poet and a Preacher: A Conversation with David Whyte
The renowned wordsmith invites conversation through biology, beauty, and the Bible. In this episode, theologian Russell Moore sits down with acclaimed poet and philosopher David Whyte to explore ...
The Irish Times26d
Valentine’s Day love letters: poems to celebrate the love of your life
And if you ask me how, I do not know. I only feel it, and I’m torn in two. Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk, combines exile and erotica, moving from an American wilderness ...
New York Post6d
ICE deports Dominican migrant wanted for human smuggling that led to death of 3 minors
Edgar Batista Matos, 36, was sent home on an ICE removal flight for the fifth time on Monday. He departed Miami for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he was met by local law enforcement and ...
The Express Tribune24d
Poet dies in mysterious fire
Eminent Sindhi poet Allah Bux aka Dr Akash Ansari died on Saturday. He was 69. Police have opened a probe to dig out the facts behind his death apparently caused by a fire in his room. The poet ...
Los Angeles Times19d
How can Israelis and Palestinians make peace? Reading each other’s poetry is a good start
Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and must document the destruction and horrors of war. But can poetry ameliorate a war or hasten a peaceful resolution? Perhaps ...
Wall Street Journal28d
Edgar Maddison Welch, ‘Pizzagate’ Gunman, Dies at 36
On the afternoon of Dec. 4, 2016, Edgar Maddison Welch stormed into a crowded pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C., with a loaded semiautomatic rifle slung across his chest, monomaniacally bent on ...
The New York Times27d
Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
“Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t Homeric in length: “Michael was a miniaturist.” By Joanne ...
Refinery2928d
30 Spring Wedding Guest Dresses (& Trends) For Every Dress Code
Heart-Shaped Jewellery To Gift & Wear For Valentine’s Day & Beyond All linked products are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase any of these products, we may earn a commission ...
Crime10d
Hotel receptionist murdered by hotel guest let down by systemic failings
A hotel receptionist who was murdered by a guest could have been saved if not for 'systemic' failings by the authorities, an inquest concluded. Marta Elena Vento, 27, was a Spanish national ...