Michael Sowder has published three collections of poems, “A Calendar of Crows,” “An Empty Boat” and “House Under the Moon.” Raised in Alabama, he is now a professor emeritus at Utah ...

This environmental science-themed episode explores Moore’s great poem of marine life, titled "The Fish". Vice President Al Gore, poet Jorie Graham, and scientists from Conservation International ...

But in Astoria, Oregon, a historic fishing town on the Columbia River, there's real excitement as commercial fishermen gather to read or perform their poems, essays, doggerel and songs.

For poet Ada Limón, evidence of poetry is everywhere. It connects big ideas — like fear, isolation, even death — with little details — like field sparrows, a box of matches, or "the body ...

In the poem, the narrator catches a big, sturdy fish, remarking that "he hadn't fought at all." But then she notices five other fish hooks embedded around its mouth, evidence of his past efforts to ...

As we drifted along the river, we talked about fishing, nature, music and poetry. When Grindlay isn’t on the river, he’s a singer, choir director and avid poet. “To me, time spent in nature ...

"Compared to fish, Yangtze finless porpoises are pretty ... and collated their way through preserved poems dating back to the year 618, the researchers found hundreds of references to the porpoises.