A poem by Anne Sexton, published in The Atlantic in 1972

One young White House staffer wrote letters to thousands of citizens on behalf of the president.

A 1970s experiment in Kentucky reveals a permanent political mark.

While many Democrats remained in denial, Mike Quigley perceived something painfully familiar.

For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.

In the debate over whether a byline should be Yi-Fen Chou or Michael Derrick Hudson, everything is subjective.

Their poems about the experience of beauty help explain the choice to write as one person.

Even parents who are enthusiastic about the vaccines may not want their young children to be first in line.

Providing the sort of straightforward guidance parents desire is hard for anyone, even experts.

A poem by Carolyn Forché, published in The Atlantic in 1979