Memorial Day, a national holiday to honor the 1.17 million men and women who have died to create and maintain the freedoms outlined in our Constitution, is not the only Memorial Day. The holiday ...

On Sunday, Katherine Hughes of Mankato read the poem proposed for a memorial in Reconciliation Park to honor the 38 Dakota Native Americans who were executed on Dec. 26, 1862. “Oh, I don’t mean to be ...

Here’s a weird little tale for Independence Day week, courtesy of a Seven Days reader, about a poem left at an Afghanistan war memorial in Waitsfield that went missing numerous times only to reappear ...

I am 100 percent a words person, so when it comes to celebrating holidays, I love to read. I indulge on those cheesy Christmas novels hidden deep within my hometown bookstore, read all types of poems ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Press Release) – The Civil Rights Memorial Center is partnering with New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander to produce a community poem for a new exhibit that will be ...

Memorial Day is widely known as the first "official" weekend of the summer. It signifies the beginning of long, sunny days that feel a lot more relaxing and stress-free. And while this holiday also ...

James Dubinsky received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to put on a three-week Summer Institute for faculty on Veterans in Society. He is affiliated with Virginia Tech Veterans ...