Practice with the attention to detail and language choices needed for poetry writing can help elementary students with other kinds of writing as well.

Mayor Jeff Schrag appointed David L. Harrison, a children's book author and poet, as the Poet Laureate for the National Route ...

The currently newspapered walls of Elting Memorial Library’s Steinberg room have seen all kinds of people throughout the years. On Thursday, March 12, these walls bore witness to a poetry reading ...

Ted Lindenberg thanks students from Rogers Garden Elementary for singing a couple songs during the Books for Kids annual ...

A new book about the children’s author is conscientious, respectful—and, like any good biography, dedicated to recovering vivid, occasionally unsettling particulars.

World Poetry Day, celebrated annually on March 21, is the occasion to honor poets, promote the reading, writing, and teaching ...

Denver Public Schools kindergartners embarked on a poetic journey through the Kindergarten Poetry Project, learning ...

In 2020, Leslé Honoré’s “Brown Girl, Brown Girl” poem went viral. The original work from Honoré’s 2017 book of poetry “Fist & Fire,” was revised and posted on social media to coincide with Senator ...

With early literacy rates declining, some pediatricians will now “prescribe” Milwaukee Public Library visits to children ages ...

The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh launched a new initiative designed to support language skills and emotional regulation in children. The Early Literacy Initiative — launched during National Read ...

Children’s Reading Foundation marks 30 years promoting reading by third grade nationwide. CRF deploys evidence-based programs and resources that boost early literacy outcomes. Family engagement, ...

Dallas performance poet Paul Harden Jr. will be tonight's feature poet for Wednesday Night Poetry at Kollective Coffee+Tea, 110 Central Ave. The regular open mic session for all poets, musicians, and ...