GABBY RIVERA: When I was like 13, my cousin Jimmy passed away. I remember sitting in my Titi Carmen's house in the Bronx, and it was raining, and I'm writing in my notebook about Jimmy. And my Titi ...

When I travel and speak about the power of words to trans- form your life, I always start by asking two questions. It doesn’t matter who I’m speaking to, the size of the room, or who is in it. It ...

One of the latest in a slew of education documentaries, “To Be Heard ” profiles three Bronx high school students who participate in an outside-the-curriculum program called Power Writers. The program ...

Allison Fallon talked about how the simple habit of writing things down can unlock your brain and help you reimagine your life. Allison's book The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock ...

Writing is a creative act relying on faith, and nothing can heal the spirit like creativity and faith.— Barbara Abercrombie I have been reading books about writing. I read that to be a good writer, ...

Writing is everywhere; every job, hobby, school assignment and business venture involves some modicum of it. Writing in games, in particular, has a very interesting history. In the early days, game ...

‘There is not a particle of life that does not bear poetry within it’— Gustave Flaubert I read this quote to the small group of assisted living residents who had signed up for my weekly poetry writing ...