The story behind Longfellow’s “poem turned carol” is one borne of his own sorrows. In 1861, Longfellow’s wife, Fannie ...

During the month of December, we are focusing our look through the pages of history books on the events and circumstances ...

A major part of Christmas Eve here in New Jersey is Big Joe's traditional reading of "The Night Before Christmas"!

The Courier Journal's garden columnist writes a poem to Mother Nature, thanking her for the joyful bounty that is trees.

Enjoy holiday-themed poems and stories from Cheryl Wade, Linda Hodges, Jeannie Dellar, Vicki Ramseyer, Judy Coccaro, Tammy ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" ...

on Christmas Eve. The “jolly old elf” arrives in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer and leaves behind toys for the children. Since its publication, the poem has been reinterpreted into children ...

All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, ...

Kids haven't experienced true holiday magic until the first time they hear A Visit from St. Nicholas. That long-form poem makes it so easy to fall in love with kids' Christmas poetry. Give them ...

Poetry Celebration ... View Presbyterian Church, 2500 N. Garfield Ave., Loveland. Free; free-will offerings requested, 970-215-2377, bellsoftherockies.org. Loveland Choral Society’s “Let There Be ...

I didn’t live through the Christmas of 1929, but growing up in Nogales, the border was always there—constant, imposing, dividing and connecting at the same time. This poem reflects on a story from ...