I Swear This Poem Didn’t Make Me Cry
George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.
Her dad, the 10,000 records he left behind and a viral lesson in grief
A year ago, just days after my husband Michael had died, I gave away his shoes. The boots, running sneakers and Jordans he ...
Lessons From My Father’s Long, Good Life
Frederick Baker was born in 1920 and died last week. He was an even-tempered man of kindness and faith.
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I was raised without a father – Pastor Bolaji Idowu
Just my background. I was raised without a father. I have no memory of my father hugging me,” he said. “I came from a polygamous background and it was so bad because of the arrangement it was ...
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“Polygamy Created Distance Between Me And My Father” – Pastor Bolaji Idowu Shares Childhood Struggles
“I have been a victim of emotional issues. Just my background. I was raised without a father. I have no memory of my father hugging me,” he said. “I came from a polygamous background and it ...
Lion — Sonya Walger’s complex story of memory, lies and parenthood
The actor, who starred in the hit TV show ‘Lost’, scatters autobiographical elements throughout her debut novel ...
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My father never hugged me as a child – Pastor Bolaji Idowu recounts childhood struggles
“I have been a victim of emotional issues. Just my background. I was raised without a father. I have no memory of my father hugging me,” Idowu revealed. “I came from a polygamous ...
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My Dwellings on death in response to W.H. Auden’s Poem ‘In Memory of W.B. Yeats’
I don’t want a dead memorial ...