Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.

With its leaves so rich and heavy with elation and its crimson face made brighter with visions of divinity the shadow of a certain rose looks just like an angel eating light.

President Obama appears to me to have elevated and implemented the artist-activist concept to the role of empowered servant-leader.

Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one's being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.

A bridge of silver wings stretches from the dead ashes of an unforgiving nightmare to the jeweled vision of a life started anew.

In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own; and to empower them to confront the worst in themselves in order to discover and claim the best in themselves.

There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a reader dismiss his philosophical intentions if he had not insisted on making them so clear.