In her 1898 poem “Iris of Life,” she muses on how good deeds can overcome life’s heavier moments. The kind things we do—the acts that come from our “heart’s pure glow”—have the ...

Writer Matt Hoisch, who has spent nearly a year interviewing poets for a project, describes the public good that comes from ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Matt Mason, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Matt, who was the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024, started writing in high school and not long after ...