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.

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.

Author Kwame Alexander reflects on healing and the power of writing in his new memoir, "Why Fathers Cry at Night," released on May 23.

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The “Old Soul” poem, which Priscilla recited at her daughter’s public memorial service at Graceland, was penned by either Riley, 33, or twins Harper and Finley, 14.

For my unicorn-loving daughter, I selected Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s “Bring Me a Unicorn.” Soon, Sara’s rose was pressed between the book’s eagerly accepting pages.

As I opened the Bard’s book of love poems, a long-faded rose, pressed in cellophane, slipped out onto my lap activating an entire replay of my prom on the movie screen in my mind. This scene was ...