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 ...

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

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but rather a snapshot of some of the names you know − and some you may not.

A growing number of children across the U.S. are becoming published authors thanks to the help of a writing software startup in metro Atlanta.

The West is at war with fear. Today, my heart aches for the West. Despite our war against fear in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Palestine, and now ...

In New Orleans, the rites of spring include some of our most popular festivals, like the Jazz & Heritage Festival and French Quarter Festival. But There’s plenty of new events ...

When even local government interests have concluded that the “return on investment” simply isn’t going to be there, maybe ...

Daffodowndilly”By A.A. Milne She wore her yellow sun-bonnetShe wore her greenest gown;She turned to the south windAnd curtsied up and down.She turned to the sunlightAnd shook her yellow head,And ...

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 ...

Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book from a beloved queer performer, a middle grade novel highlighting Indigenous history, a YA trilogy closer following a teen’s final battle ...

The Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge is holding a poetry contest in celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday, or semiquincentennial. Students ages 11-18 are invited to submit an original poem that ...