These three women attempted to make art out of their words, and the copies of their work on the shelves of every bookstore ...

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Kris Kristofferson told her he was a poet when they co-starred in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” Her new book tells the story of her life in poetry.

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Staff Writer Amelie Galbraith argues that Gen Z’s fear of embarrassment, shaped by surveillance, sex norms and nonchalance, holds back connections.

Sam Forstag made a career of parachuting into forest fires. As Democrats fight to win races in solidly red districts, could a ...