It remembers that it was first song." To that end, and to celebrate National Poetry Day, here are 10 great poems read aloud by some of the most renowned orators on the planet - impeccable ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get in the way of meaning.

And so arrived a Great Leader, he was a conqueror, an explorer, a discoverer, a tyrant, Christopher Columbus of the modern world, a Vasco da Gama of real estate, his desire was to own the world—many ...

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...

This is called learning a poem ‘off by heart’. It’s a great way to really show you understand the poem and have some fun sharing it with other people! It’s not always easy though.