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<p>Marie Howe is the author of three collections of poetry. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. </p>

Poet Marie Howe Reflects On The 'Living' After Loss

"Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we're going to die," poet Marie Howe tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. One of Howe's most famous poems, "What the Living Do," was recently included in The Penguin Anthology of 20th-Century American Poetry.

Poet Marie Howe On 'What The Living Do' After Loss

"Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we're going to die," poet Marie Howe tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. One of Howe's most famous poems, "What the Living Do," was recently included in The Penguin Anthology of 20th-Century American Poetry.

Surface stains from things like coffee, tea, tobacco and red wine can be lightened with routine brushing, flossing and professional cleaning in the dental office. But deeper stains that come with age and damage to the tooth require bleaching agents or veneers.

Navigating The 'Aisle Of Confusion' To Whiten Your Teeth

The whiter the smile the more attractive the person, research finds. Both men and women say white teeth matter when choosing a mate. This may be why whitening teeth is a $3.2 billion industry.

A man gathering firewood to sell cuts down mangrove trees in the coastal area of Medan city on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Jan. 31. The country, which has one-quarter of the world's mangroves, is losing them at a rate of 6 percent a year. The coastal forests play important ecological and environmental roles.

Drama Amid Indonesia's Disappearing Mangroves

Indonesia has the largest share of the world's mangroves — coastal forests that have adapted to saltwater environments. They play important environmental and ecological roles. The challenge is convincing locals that they benefit more from protecting the trees rather than cutting them down.

Where's The Color In Kids' Lit? Ask The Girl With 1,000 Books (And Counting)

Eleven-year-old Marley Dias went on a quest to collect and donate 1,000 books with a black girl as the main character. Spoiler alert: She did really well.

Rep. Adam Schiff: 'The Uncontested Facts Show This President Solicited A Bribe'

The House intelligence chairman told NPR that President Trump should also be charged with obstruction: "It is difficult to imagine a more ironclad case of obstruction of Congress than this one."

Now that he's the presumptive nominee, Trump readies next campaign: who will be VP?

Former President Donald Trump's vice presidential pick will say a lot about how he sees the future of the Republican Party and how much he values loyalty.

In Missouri, Rep. Cori Bush faces a primary challenge over views on Israel

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush’s criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza partly prompted her main primary challenger, prosecutor Wesley Bell, to enter the race.

A Quest For The Perfect Quince Paste Yields A Great Sauce

The hard yet fragrant quince cannot be eaten raw, but makes a delicious sauce when cooked down and spiced up. Tammy Donroe Inman, the author of the cookbook Wintersweet, shares her quest for a quince paste recipe — a quest that lead her instead to develop a recipe for a quince sauce.

Tad Yankoski, an entomologist at the Missouri Botanical Garden's Butterfly House, explains how to humanely kill and cook periodical cicadas on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Chesterfield, Mo.

Cicadas are ‘tender and savory.’ Here’s how to capture and cook them

Interested in partaking in 2024’s most unusual culinary experience? We’ve got you covered.

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