Deep Purple’s head-banging 1972 rock anthem is the last thing you’d expect to hear — in any form — on “The Book of Longing,” Brazilian-born vocal standout Luciana Souza’s 14th and newest album. Named ...

The task is simple: walk or die.

WALKER, MI -- In honor of National Ice Cream Day, Meijer has offering up its own treat. Hank Meijer, executive chairman of the Midwest-based supercenter chain, shares the story of Meijer's Purple Cow ...

There is at once a sense of gentle celebration and elegy in Sheila Templeton’s poem about the butterfly-attracting shrub of high summer. The piece comes from Gaitherin, her impressive recent ...

He managed a laugh, and I forced a smile. He was suggesting I had not done my research. “His first name was Frank,” I explained, “but he signed his poems Gelett Burgess.” I started last week’s column ...

BOTTOM burps, smelly feet and pants may not be the obvious subject matter for a future Poet Laureate – but Purple Ronnie creator Giles Andreae hasn’t given up hope. The 43-year-old Eton and ...

A national poetry campaign aimed at raising vital funds and increasing visibility for Scotland’s LGBTQ+ youth has announced ...