Sometimes when I perform a poem, I run out of things to say about the poem. I find it helpful to keep a list of words nearby, words like interesting, dynamic, exciting, thrilling, emotional ...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox isn’t the only poet on our list of Thanksgiving poems who wrote about the importance of considering life’s blessings on a daily basis. James Whitcomb Riley did the same in ...

Just one beautiful line of poetry can stay with you forever. So feel inspired with these quotes from poets including Rupi Kaur, Sylvia Plath and Audre Lorde. “Poetry begins with a lump in the ...

Naomi: You can design a chair, write a poem or produce a stop-motion animation ... You may want to create a class list of scriptwriting features to display as a reminder when children are writing.

Reading the title of this article probably made some of you roll your eyes, thinking to yourself, “What does the pretentious ...

Langston Hughes poems guaranteed to move you Langston Hughes is one of the most prolific yet most underrated American poets ...

Musicians have long taken inspiration from poetry for their work; here are four rock songs that pull from well-known poems.

Contemporary American poetry can often seem intimidating and daunting in its ... first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major extinction event. One million species globally are at risk of extinction in the next few decades, including 27 percent of the world’s mammals, 41 ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I wonder if I will miss the moss,” by Jane Mead, and his own poem “Mother.” The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss her translation ...

With fans playing an integral role, the selection of the nickname "Ravens" was inspired by the poetry of former Baltimore resident, Edgar Allan Poe. From a list of more than 100 possible nicknames ...