A brisk little essay by Jim Holt in the New York TImes tells of the ease with which verse can be burned into one’s cortex: [T]he key to memorizing a poem painlessly is to do it incrementally, in tiny ...

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...

What do you remember? Which words float to the front of your mind in moments of stillness? Consider the following lines, the beginning of “Ode to Buttoning and Unbuttoning My Shirt,” a poem by Ross ...

In his head, Dan Knights is thinking "Russia overhears a Bostonian rebel marmoset rashly reply heavily." But he's saying: "468440901224953430146549585. " Knights, a University of Minnesota professor, ...

Poetry Month is often the time we remember to teach and read poems with kids and help our children write poetry. But you can read and write poetry with kids all year long–not just during Poetry Month!