Words and stories have a powerful effect for people, Nick Northrup said. That was part of the reason it was impressive to see southwest Minnesota youth sharing their writing, he said. “That you are ...

Out of the 157,000 students that participated in Poetry Out Loud nationwide this school year, 55 are now advancing to the ...

Every April, O, Miami weaves poetry into the fabric of Miami-Dade County, turning streets, walls and public spaces into a ...

McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan reflects on the program she started in 2005 and previews this year’s event.

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s ...

Author, poet, and teacher Michael Prior read poems from his most recent award-winning book “Burning Province” at the Ulrich ...

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch," "The early bird catches the worm" — these and other proverbs are poems ...

By Andrea Malo Gifted Services for Talent Develop./Mentor. Coordinator April is National Poetry Month. Started by the Academy of American Poets in April of 1996 National Poetry Month is meant to be a ...

Haiku can serve as a catalyst for discussion and creativity as students work together to create their own poems.

April is National Poetry Month. Celebrated across the U.S. and Canada, the observance spreads appreciation and awareness for ...

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...