Dear Readers: Below are some of my favorite poems about spring and joy and the innocence and beauty of childhood.

Her love poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” shows how much she valued her marriage as a gift from God; as she writes, the love between her and her husband would persevere in heaven.

Morning Edition asked readers to submit poems in the form of letters, addressed to anyone. NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander drew from the more than 600 responses to create a community poem.

Dear Annie: I love your column and read it faithfully in my newspaper in Connecticut. A few months ago, I lost one of my twin daughters who was profoundly handicapped and disabled. This has been ...

Dear Abby: I'm falling for a man who's a writer, poet and musician. He lives a modest live, though, and I'm worried, though, he won't like me if he finds out I have money. What should I say?

It’s impossible for me to talk about writing without talking about living, writes Maggie Smith, author of the new book, "Dear Writer." It’s all connected. Collectively, our choices make our ...

DEAR ANNIE: I love your column and read it faithfully in my newspaper in Connecticut. A few months ago, I lost one of my twin daughters who was profoundly handicapped and disabled. This has been ...

Dear Readers: Hope you are all having a lovely fall. Please see below some poems that help embrace the season. “That time of year thou mayst in me behold / When yellow leaves, or none, or few ...

Dear Annie: Hope you are all having a lovely fall. Please see below some poems that help embrace the season. “The Wild Swans at Coole” by William Butler Yeats “The trees are in their autumn ...

Dear Readers: Hope you are all having a lovely fall. Please see below some poems that help embrace the season. “The Wild Swans at Coole” by William Butler Yeats “The trees are in their ...