Katherine Lee

This week's poem, Kyle Dancause's “Contour Lines,” comes at the onset of ephemeral season, offering us visions of the dappled, shifting, re-awakening world.

Phoebe Thompson writes about old bonds and buried struggles in female friendships in ‘Girls Our Age.’

For Earth Week 2026, we're focusing on how astronomers can build more sustainable instruments. Dr. Laurane Fréour is working on just that!

In this week's poem, “Along the Bosporus,” Marita O'Neill relates being a stranger along the Turkish river and witnessing a simple but transcendent act of community and love.

This week's poem, by Kerem Durdag, is a paean to roses, a mother who loved and listened to them, and the enduring love of a son.

The city of South Portland withdrew a request to fund an additional Flock Safety camera, or stationary automatic license plate reading device, in response to the public's concern

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

This week's poem, by Ken Olson, takes up the question of how—and whether—beings of different species might understand each other.

The field in Cushing that was the setting for Wyeth's masterpiece has been donated to the Georges River Land Trust for the public to enjoy.

There is a lot of advice online for where to hike, what to bring and how to maximize your time outdoors on the trails.