Syracuse, N.Y. – The mother of 17-year-old Karlianne Short wrote a poem in memory of her daughter that was read Friday at the sentencing of her daughter’s killer.

I think about singing “We Are the World” with my dad, way back in the ‘80s.Dad used to perform like 10,000 people were watching, hitting every high note as I tried to do the same. But I ...

When I read the poem “Heaven’s Very Special Child,” I felt like it was written about my daughter -- it was all true. Of course, the tears flowed, but that was to be expected.

When I read the poem “Heaven’s Very Special Child,” I felt like it was written about my daughter -- it was all true. Of course, the tears flowed, but that was to be expected.

A poem of mine got in the college literary magazine, with the lines: The ice is thin and deep is the dark. ... and let memories come and go. My mother is there. It’s 6 a.m., still dark out, ...

Back in January, in honor of Valentine's Day, Morning Edition announced a love poem request line: Send us your memories of love and relationships, and author Kwame Alexander will find a poem that ...