Entries are being accepted for the 27th annual Katharine Lee Bates Poetry Fest, to be held on Thursday, June 11, at Museums on the Green in Falmouth.

One mild October evening in 2001, my ABC News pals Kayce and Peter Jennings hosted a party in their elegant New York apartment to celebrate the book I’d just published, a history of the song, “America ...

Pikes Peak inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write 'America the Beautiful.' See the views and plan your visit to the summit.

We mark the birthday of Katharine Lee Bates, the author of the poem, “America the Beautiful.” She was a writer, teacher, anti-war activist and campaigner for women, immigrants, African Americans and ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BRATTLEBORO — Windham World Affairs Council will screen the film “From Sea to Shining Sea: Katherine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful” ...

“America the Beautiful” were the words penned by poet Katharine Lee Bates on July 22, 1893. Bates taught English at Wellesley College and loved to travel. Her home was filled with souvenirs from ...

Katharine Lee Bates was born on Aug. 12, 1859. Celebrating Katharine Lee Bates, author of 'America the Beautiful,' on her birthday We mark the birthday of Katharine Lee Bates, the author of the poem, ...