In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” I remember the poem from my school days, when we were taught the Italian explorer, ...

Christopher Columbus’s brutal conquest shaped America’s foundations — a legacy Donald Trump seems determined to revive today ...

Revere's ride, along with others who accompanied him, was crucial in the victories, the following day, in the battles of Lexington and Concord, where the shot heard 'round the world began the fight ...

Willie Nelson's songwriting journey has been a longtime in the making, and it stared when he wrote his first poem at just six years old.

April is National Poetry Month, and the Post is celebrating by featuring poems about Alameda penned by local writers. This ...

Townes Van Zandt wrote about fading relationships as well as any songwriter. The 1971 track "Tower Song" stands as one of his best weepers.

Here Hardy delivers yet another of what might be termed his “Funny Accent” performances, where he adopts some weird-ass voice ...

Ryan Wayne is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He first came to recognition as a founding ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a U.S. peace plan that would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, stipulate that Ukraine could never join ...

When the world hit pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, many turned to baking, binge-watching shows or doing TikTok dances to ...

I know so many cows — those who enjoy many blessings but are simply unable to fully appreciate them or recognize their merit ...

Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary fame — whose trio sang before Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech" in ...