literature

Like other groups, poets and poetry lovers are meeting virtually and strengthening their ties in the process.

How the coronavirus is affecting Kansas City rental property owners, and two librarians' picks for the best current young adult titles.

In "Severance," published in 2018, a fictional pandemic causes a zombie apocalypse. It also exposes the not-so-fictional anxieties of life in a late capitalist world. Two years later, we're all "fevered."

With winter just around the corner and the pandemic still in effect, metro residents are readying for a season of reading.

Teaching mindfulness to police, firefighters and EMTs could help decision making and librarians give their book recommendations as we face a coronavirus winter.

Before budgetary woes brought on by the pandemic, New Letters on the Air and BkMk Press had been a 'point of distinction and pride' in Kansas City for decades.

It was a St. Louis-born man who wrote what is considered one of the most important poems of the 20th century — T. S. Eliot. Now, a trove of letters is giving readers and researchers a new window into the life and times of the poet, essayist, playwright and critic.

Segment 1: Missouri does not enforce a 2008 federal law on mental health parity.When President George W. Bush signed the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici…

Segment 1: Some institutions of higher education use tracking software to assess prospective applicants.In an effort to streamline the recruiting process,…

Enjoy this guide to the best books read by our Bibliofiles and KCUR staffers in 2019.The books that matter most as we look back on the year aren't always…

Segment 1: New paintings by a Kansas City artist examine the 'brash volume' of public discourse.Rodeo clowns, talkshow hosts, preachers. To Michael…

When it comes to talking about sex, the accepted wisdom is that parents and kids alike would just rather not. But Kansas City poet Natasha Ria El-Scari…