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Nick JamesWelcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Tricia Alexander. -
Jan Woitas/picture alliance/Getty ImagesModest in his demeanor but remarkably enduring, the American-born, Swedish conductor continually fell in love with music, leading orchestras with no-nonsense insight and integrity well into his 90s. -
Scott Suchman/NSO/KC1CT22When the Kennedy Center closed in September, it left an important American orchestra without a home. The players, and their charismatic conductor, have taken their show out onto an uncertain road. -
Aurora Laynge/Malayja BrunsonWelcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Welsh Middle School student Jaelynn Kidd. -
Photos by Michael Kovac/WireImage and Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET. Illustration by Jackie Lay.Controversy over an artist being fake — or someone thinking they are — is hardly new. Here are some of the craziest moments in recent music history when the boundary between real and fake collapsed. -
Pixabay.comWelcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's poet is Briana Lee.
