Bill Murray brought his trademark lovable weirdness to Austin, Texas to mark the North American premiere of “Isle of Dogs” at the SXSW Film Festival. The Wes Anderson-directed movie was closing this ...

I like the look of candy canes sitting in a jar at Christmas time. I use them as decorations on wrapped packages and as ornaments on the tree. I rarely eat them. Neither do the two other human members ...

Dear Annie: You printed an essay about a year ago regarding the loss of a pet from the pet's point of view. I'm sorry, but that's all I remember. I recall the way that poem made me feel. I hope you ...

Magdalena Zurawski’s intrepid use of caesura — a pause in a line of poetry — reinforces the theme of disciplined attention in “[Dog Is a Way of Thinking].” The poem’s frequent midline interruptions of ...

A column I wrote about my dog, Gracie, was recently published and I've been pleasantly surprised by the outpouring of kind words and support from readers. As I explained, Gracie has degenerative ...

Like many of the canines to which it pays homage, this volume is something of a mixed breed. Sidman (Just Us Two: Poems About Animal Dads) presents her own dog-inspired poems, accompanying each with a ...

Dear Annie: You printed an essay about a year ago regarding the loss of a pet from the pet’s point of view. I’m sorry, but that’s all I remember. I recall the way that poem made me feel. I hope you ...

Boys grow up as free-wandering as neighborhood dogs. Adults live at the edge of lives grim as spit in gin. Dreams skate past as elusively as skittish blackbirds. These images amaze and meander ...

A poem written by a 16-year-old Robert Zimmerman (a.k.a. Bob Dylan) is currently up for auction at Christie’s until June 23, where it is expected to fetch up to 15,000 dollars. The poem Little Buddy ...

Dear Annie: Several years ago, you printed a piece from a reverend about a dog who had died. My own precious Poochie died yesterday after being hit by a car. I am having a hard time. I miss him so ...

Pets are part of the family, and losing a cherished member of your pack can be absolutely devastating. It's hard to cope with the death of a pet, especially when it was a member of your household for ...

Minnesotans love their Little Free Libraries. Sixteen years after co-founder Todd Bol planted his first book-sharing box in nearby Hudson, Wis., the miniature libraries continue to delight and connect ...