On rainy days, Reading’s sidewalks will shine with the creativity of young writers from the area. Haiku written by local children as part of the Rain Poetry project by nonprofit PA Humanities will ...

Elizabeth was first inspired to write poetry about nature by teacher Mr Wood at St Mary and St John’s RC Primary School in ...

Children's poetry has been getting more exposure recently, making headlines at the end of last year when Jack Prelutsky was named the first-ever Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. The ...

The benefits of reading with children are innumerable. Children who read with their caregivers report higher levels of reading comprehension, fluency and self-confidence. But do you know of its mental ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. With Mother’s Day just behind us and Father’s Day on the horizon, it’s only fitting that this Sunday is National ...

Karen Boardman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

“What an image,” an audience member whispered, looking at a photo displayed behind poet Claudia Rankine — it depicted a couch tied in a knot. The photo was part of a rotating slideshow of artfully ...

For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ ...