Shel Silverstein was a master of linguistic mischief, using repetition and creative wordplay to amuse and prepare kids for ...

Joseph Coelho is urging mums and dads to not only read poetry to their kids, but get them writing it too. “I would absolutely encourage parents to try and read poetry to children at bedtime ...

Draw on the ways in which Joseph Coelho makes up nonsense words in the video and use this as inspiration to write your own nonsense poetry. Give time for the children to explore and experiment ...

It’s perfectly all right to write something “stupid” — especially when ... and inclusion (and science and math and social ...

Children from a Leicestershire secondary school joined 273,000 others worldwide for what they hope will be the world's ...

Pongo Poetry Project’ s mission is to engage youth in writing poetry to inspire healing and growth. For over 20 years, Pongo ...

Now, I tend to write funny rhyming poems. But as I tell kids at school visits, not all poems rhyme and not all poems are funny. But you’ve got to give poetry a chance. Here’s the first poem in ...

Creative writing, and poetry projects such as this empowers children to express themselves and to have fun with words, which can have such a positive impact on their well-being.” “I really enjoyed ...

Over four distance-learning semesters, and five total 10-day residencies, students will focus on their chosen genre (fiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, or creative nonfiction) ...

Two lifelong educators and authors have joined forces to promote and encourage literacy in the community through a poetry ...

During October, Write On, Door County will present two programs that combine music with the written word. The first program ...

In addition to her book-writing ... with “The Pocket People,” a children’s theater group, and “Women’s Voices,” a group giving dramatized poetry readings. Help ensure Jewish news ...