Looking to add a dose of positivity to kick off August? Usher in the end of summer with a collection of inspiring quotes and poems for the month of August.

In August, the Coachella Valley gleams,bathed in golden hues of long summer's end.The sun’s fiery orb begins to descend,casting its embrace on warm desert dreams.Mountains stand steeply ...

Her poetry, while sometimes witty as well (“Men seldom make passes/At women with glasses.”), revealed a serious side to her literary efforts.

August This was its promise, held to faithfully: The early morning sun came in this way Until the angle of its saffron beam Between the curtains and the sofa lay, And with its ochre heat it spread ...

“The Hotel Oneira” is August Kleinzahler’s first full-length collection of new poetry since “The Strange Hours Travelers Keep” (2003). In between came a couple of very entertaining prose ...

The Post-Bulletin publishes poetry by Rochester area writers every Monday. Send your work to Jay Furst, P.O. Box 6118, Rochester, MN 55903 or [email protected].

I received 4 entries in response to the contest prompt for August, which was to write a food poem. My guess is, if you're anything like me, you start writing about food, then have to pause for a ...