Lauren Christensen’s memoir, “ Firstborn ,” begins with an epigraph from Louise Glück’s poem “The Wild Iris”: “Hear me out: ...

Remember it can be used to capture their ... Tell us in verse why it hates walls so desperately. Why we all should. Write a poem from the point of view of a firefly trapped in a jar with holes ...

“We will celebrate poetry, remember the legacy of the poets, bring the gift of poetry to our people and encourage our people to recognise poetry in their everyday lives. We will work hard to ...

It’s hard to remember how my ... our shadows across the bed, we get so/tangled/My husband grips his own wrist,” I’d recite to myself. After memorizing one poem, I moved on to others.

Just looking out the window, Lord, reminds me of a friend, How she felt bad to lose her Dad, told how his days did end. "I recall when Dad flopped on SNOW, made an 'Angel', for us; "We were amazing!

He asked the audience to join in with the words “we remember” after the lines of his newly-penned poem. Here is the poem: ...

I’ve come to realize that when we lose the ability to communicate fully in words, the other ways we connect—through actions, ...

Eva Murciano writes, “When I tried to write poetry / After that terrible day / The words fell face down on the ground.” Yes, we’re all face down on the ground. Every Palestinian, every ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Himmelman about his new collection of illustrated poems for children, "The Boy Who Lived in ...

Many important ancient Greek women—poets, philosophers, and leaders— defied norms and shaped history for generations.

Butler, who died Feb. 20, was born in rural Miss., and had his first hit in 1958, singing lead with The Impressions. He later moved to Chicago and entered local politics. Originally broadcast in 2000.