Xenia High School senior Houda Loukssi recently competed in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals held in Columbus. As one of Ohio ...

Following his Oscar-winning feature film Oppenheimer (2024) which swept the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, ...

Roses are red, violets are blue, if skunks had a college they’d call it P U.” Not exactly a love poem but it does remind me of catchy poems found on St. Valentine’s Day candy and cards. Valentine’s ...

All Natalia has for Valentine's Day is the grave of her husband, Vassyl, a Ukrainian soldier killed at the front and now ...

Volunteers in Loveland will stamp over 100,000 pieces of mail coming from all over the world with a custom poem leading up to ...

This is my reading of the poem commonly known as Twas the Night Before Christmas. Toyota has upgraded the regular car too, ...

Kids haven't experienced true holiday magic until the first time they hear A Visit from St. Nicholas. That long-form poem ...

I was scared speechless,” said a friend recounting a harrowing experience. No one could be that scared, I thought. Until I ...

For Christians, Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God, the King of kings. It may be hard to believe, but the celebration of Christmas was hit and miss in the American colonies.

We continue a tradition this year by reprinting a holiday classic in our Christmas edition of the Independent Review. The following letter and editorial response appeared in ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...