In the poignant poem “Grass Will Grow,” Kenyan poet Jonathan Kariara writes, “If you should take my child, Lord, give my hands strength to dig his grave. Cover him with earth. Lord, send a little rain ...

By Thompson Eskew It is human nature to believe that we can handle pain. It is one of the few constants in life, and its ...

Peter Godwin, who has seen death up close a few times over the course of his life, examines grief and belonging in a new ...

If you’ve been to the funeral of a child who died, it is hard to see the profound pain in the face of parents. For a mother ...

The author on the aha moment that led to writing about her often harrowing upbringing, why her father was her first reader, ...

His poems were enjoyed by all Soviet children. Marshak's poetry for children is a world of goodness, fun, fairy tales, ...

By George Longenecker Poet Joyce Thomas reminds us that our species is neither omniscient, omnipotent, nor immune from ...

Chris Flynn’s latest novel, Orpheus Nine, explores the small-town fallout of a global catastrophe: something so inexplicably ...

Being a parent in the digital age is a losing battle, according to Grimes. In a Thursday thread post shared on X, the social media platform owned by Musk, Grimes opened up about her unsuccessful ...

The number of children dying before their fifth birthday worldwide dropped to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined slightly but remained at approximately 1.9 million, according to two ...

OGDEN — Two out of three family members charged in the death of a 12-year-old West Haven boy pleaded guilty in Ogden's 2nd District Court on Thursday. Extended family and friends of the boy ...