Literacy is a gift we give our children. It’s reading a poem by, say, Joseph Bruchac and understanding not just the words, ...

“For a long time,” writes Kathleen Jamie in her afterword to The Keelie Hawk (Picador £12.99), “I’ve wanted to write a suite ...

Inorganic and organic, pain and joy are reconciled in Padel’s poetry through a celebration of diversity, emotional, ...

As a Black gay writer and activist, Essex Hemphill used words as a weapon, a radical call to action, and a source of healing.

Sassoon and Owen capture in verse the sheer frightfulness of trench warfare; they are the supreme English war poets of their ...

On December 18 last year, Slam Poetry was launched in Gulu City. It was the first slam poetry for secondary school children ...

Four years after her historic inaugural poem, Amanda Gorman reflects on its impact, censorship, and her mission to uplift ...

Gorman cautions parents to be awake to the rise in book bans across the country, which will primarily impact children of middle and low-income families.

Valentine’s Day is more than romance; it celebrates love in all forms. Its history blends ancient and Christian traditions, ...

Compton Early College High School, Inge remembers exposing a young Lamar to poetry, which would go on to contribute ...

Garfield Heights middle schooler Mi’Kiyah Patterson crafted a 121-page poetry book centered on mental health. The title: ...

Why Kindness is the Children’s Word of the Year | This positive word was chosen by 6,000 children. Did you know that children get to choose a word of the year? More than 6,000 children, aged six to 14 ...