Sixth-grade student Kobey Nishihira-Asuncion receives recognition for his grand prize award-winning poem in the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Awards ceremony May 28 at the ...

Bombs are dropping across the world, yet here, in my garden, flowers bloom, birds sing, the grass grows luxuriant. Soldiers are shooting soldiers, people hide in bomb shelters, people are hungry. Here ...

LIHU‘E — Sixth-grader Ka‘uakeokeo Aqui from Waimea Canyon Middle School was awarded the Kaua‘i grand prize in the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Awards. An estimated 24 million ...

Writing towards the end of the first world war, the poet, novelist, journalist and suffragist Benson here dreams of a secure peace ...

Students expressed themselves through poetry that advocated for peace in their communities, homes and schools. Their poetic expressions were made during the Veterans For Peace 12th annual public ...

If I had to choose a winner, I’d suspect the hearts of the world would pick peace. Though sometimes guns are bigger than hearts.

Maui winners in the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Competition gather for a photograph at the University of Hawaii-Maui Sunday. The students received a congratulatory certificate from ...

Keaau Middle School seventh grade student Zhiyan Guo was awarded the Hawaii Island grand prize in the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Awards. “We are delighted to receive work of ...

PUBLIC READING AND RECEPTION OF THE VETERANS FOR PEACE POETRY CONTEST AND VFP SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY: On May 6, 26 students from Alachua County schools will read their peace poems aloud at the ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- For a first-time author, Mattie Stepanek has had quite a literary debut. His book of poetry, "Journey Through Heartsongs," is among the Top 10 on The New York Times best-seller ...