Max Porter’s stories of people on the margins are told in fragments, flickering images, surprising swirls of language and wit ...

Hope is the thing with feathers-- That perches in the soul- And sings the tune without the words-- And never stops-at all. (Dickinson) Many are apprehensive about the "changing of the guard" on ...

I recall Emily Dickinson verse from childhood: ” ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul.” In a lot of ways, this summer has been for the birds.

Editor's note: For four Sundays in September, Karena Tse of Daniel Boone Regional Library will explore a different aspect of this year's One Read title, "Migrations" by Charlotte McConaghy.

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute recently opened “Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: Contemporary Women Nature Artists,” featuring artwork influenced by Roger Tory Peterson’s own archives and artwork.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all, it never stops at all. Support for PBS provided by: Our Sites.

Recently, I’ve been listening to The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy, by American composer Christopher Tin. It is an arrangement based on the poems of ...

When it comes to whooping cranes, Emily Dickinson was right. "Hope is the thing with feathers." In 1942, there were only 21 whooping cranes known to be in existence — six in Louisiana and 15 in ...