(Navy) Among the Navy’s various customs and traditions, the New Year’s deck log poem stands out. As the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, marking the beginning of the new year, the officer of ...

She describes aimless contemplative walks, as in the standout opening poem, “On the Mississippi ... feels like an especially apt read in the new year — this ruminative season of renewal ...

In the centuries since, Burns’ poem has grown into a New Year’s staple, says Travis Alexander, a professor in North Carolina A&T State University’s College of Art, Humanities and Social ...

Emperor Naruhito once again wished for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic in his poem for the annual New Year Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Also just like last year, all ...