Today’s contributor is Dublin, California’s Poet Laureate Emeritus, James Morehead.

Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. Today’s featured poet is Scott Piner.

This month’s featured poet is Rockford’s newest poet laurate Adam al-Sirgany. al-Sirgany is also an editor, teacher and author.

Some people show their love on Valentine’s Day with flowers and candy. But others find delight in something a bit frostier. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose has the story of a group of people devoted to the art of snow sculpting.

The thought of love may make the hearts of some to light up but an upcoming Valentine’s Day concert will explore the dark side of the emotion as well.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Anna Jollymore.

Two Rockford high schoolers will perform at New York City’s Carnegie Hall next week in the Honors Performance Series, a program that gives students the opportunity to perform at world-renowned venues.

Jazz great Herbie Hancock is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s or UNESCO (U-Nesco) jazz ambassador. Last month Hancock announced the line up for the 15th annual International Jazz Day. Northern Illinois University professor Bobby Broom is on the list. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose talks with Broom to find out what this means to him.

Artificial intelligence may make writing poems easier for some. But not all creators are on board. An upcoming McHenry County College pre-Valentine’s Day event will combine human emotions with robotics to see what happens.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This episode features Christopher D. Sims.