[Dog Is a Way of Thinking] By Magdalena Zurawski. My language, which likes to prove I am not alone, wants to talk to me again today. It’s telling me, Don’t forget: you want to be less like ...

Clyne-Rekh wrote the poem in 1959 when she was 19 years old, out of her grief over the death of her first dog, a Labrador retriever named Major. When she got married, she showed the poem to her ...

Here is the poem, titled "A Dog's Plea" by Beth Norman Harris: Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me. ...

Do Dogs Go To Heaven? by the Rev. Dale Turner (1917-2006) Looking back across the years I see how important dogs have been in my life. I had been an ordained minister only a few weeks when I ...

Here are two poems for the dog days of summer, both from New Englanders. Gail Mazur was born in Massachusetts and teaches in the graduate writing program at Emerson College in Boston; Cleopatra ...

For inspiration, he offers Billy Collins poem, 'A Dog on his Master': As young as I look, I am growing older faster than he, seven to one is the ratio they tend to say.

These could injure a dog’s gums, intestines or stomach lining. Armed with that information, my husband, Ed, and I took a good look at the box. Most of the candy canes were broken but still in ...

Dozens of poems have come in so far, and about 20 have been taken. Barrows hopes the nightstand helps people realize that “poetry is not a scary thing,” she said.

A poem about dog loss can offer comfort, honour cherished memories, and help you navigate the grief of losing a beloved canine companion. Losing a dog is a heart-wrenching experience, one that ...