What may at first glance seem like a simple nature poem holds a deeper meaning that can teach children a lot about our world. First published in 1846, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Mountain and the ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ...

Matthew McConaughey had some sweet advice for married couples in a new poem titled “Smaller Beds.” “The best thing you can / ...

David Lehman, who conceived the series in 1987, launched it in 1988 and has overseen it with a rotating list of guest editors ever since, made it clear that the decision to shutter the book series was ...

Short, straightforward poetry is TikTok’s latest literary trend, attracting plenty of fans and critics alike, though some poets say the popularity of poems as short as one sentence long has made it ...

Poetry isn’t as popular as it used to be. However, it’s still one of the most important and creative forms of literature. As it turns out, it’s fairly difficult to mess up a poetry app, apparently.

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