As The Poke points out, a poem written in 1920 perfectly encapsulates the baffling nature of English. In fact, it's so tricky that even native English speakers with college degrees may struggle to get ...

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...

“We both believe that literature begins in the cradle,” write Yolen and Dyer at the beginning of this collection of 75 brief but vivid poems. Most are originals from Yolen (10 poems are ...

I’ve always relied on logic to make sense of myself and the world,” the Oscar winner said of the new book, out in September ...

U.S. National Children's Day is this Sunday. Celebrate with your little ones by reading poetry.

On Sunday, the festival will present eight poets: Jack Crimmins, Lisa Shulman, Dave Holt, Melissa Eleftherion, readings from ...

Do poems have to rhyme? While many of Swift's songs rhyme, it’s not required in poetry. “There are no rules and that’s a good thing, it’s a freeing thing,” Atkins says.

Poems that rhyme, poems that don't, long poems and even short poems - get ready to enjoy them by yourself or with friends! You can get a sneak peek of the book over on Blue Peter.

Kevin Young first wrote his story about Emile, a boy in love with a field, as a bedtime poem for his son years ago. Now, it lives on as a picture book with watercolor illustrations by Chioma Ebinama.

You know the saying "kids say the darnedest things?" As author Matt Forrest Esenwine explains, they write some pretty wild poems, too.

On the heels of National Poetry Month Phyllis Schwartz will be launching her third rhyming picture book on March 7 titled “Laggie and Grillo: An Unlikely Friendship” between a lizard and a ...