April is Poetry Month. It’s not something you’ll find on most desk calendars, but it’s inked in on mine, along with Classical Music Month (September) and National Book Month (January -- although the ...

In fifth grade, we were all given a copy of a poem to memorize. While the goal of the assignment was to teach memory and presentation skills, this little fifth-grade project taught me something of ...

"Give it a chance. It's not as horrible as you might think!" That's the message Caroline Kennedy is trying to spread about poetry. And that's what she'd like to tell 8-to-13-year-olds about her new ...

Life in today's world can be frenetic and anxious; we are often too distracted to appreciate each other and our universe. Poetry demands that we pause and listen. "A poem is something that can't ...

From Elon Musk to Jordan Peterson, a certain strand of conservatism has recruited the poetry of Homer and Dante in their culture war. Juan de la Corte’s The Fire of Troy, found in the collection of ...

Sophia Bush is bringing words to life. In honor of National Poetry Month, the 40-year-old actress and activist paired up with Pushkin Industries to create Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary ...