Zaniyah and Jamya, sisters from North Little Rock with dreams of becoming a veterinarian and engineer, often recite the poem “Hey Black Child.” The poem is by Useni Eugene Perkins, and they hold it ...

The lines kept playing in my mind, like a song. I asked a few people, neighbors, street sellers, drivers, ’What are you going ...

At the most extreme, some forms of constrained writing are even more self-limiting and end up being very, very constrained ...

Some poems are long and densely packed with meaning, but others are like snapshots written to save an image, idea or scene, writes David L. Harrison.

Over the last half-century, British poets including Philip Larkin and Andrew Motion have driven a "lawnmower poetry ...

Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population history, according to a new study.

SPRINGFIELD — Martin Espada’s new poetry collection, “The Jailbreak of Sparrows,” captures people, politics, and scenes and moments from Puerto Rico. Espada, a University of Massachusetts ...

For example, if you regularly experience low motivation or low self-esteem, it may be beneficial for you to connect with a mental health professional. They can work with you to understand any ...

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information ...

In a creative blend of art and science, a new study uses historical poetry to chart the critically endangered animal’s population across the river it calls home. The finless porpoises once lived ...

Lest you think screens have completely taken over teens' minds, note that more than 4 million high school students have been reciting poetry for fun and competition for the past 20 years as part ...