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

Poems are such versatile things. They can be as concise as a well-written line but also long enough to fill an entire book.

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Lesléa Newman, who lives in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Lesléa began writing sixty years ago. When asked about her favorite target audience ...

There are some forms of poetry which follow specific rules and others which can be more free. Open form is very free - it doesn’t have to follow traditional or specific patterns. This style of ...

Do you have an elementary schooler who has a way with words? This poetry contest might be right up their alley. The Pikes ...

In the same way that there are different stories, such as fairy tales, thrillers and historical stories, there are different types of poetry that follow different rules. A haiku is a very short ...

Each year as part of NCW, ACS sponsors an illustrated poem contest for K-12 students in the US. Please read below for the rules, deadlines, and submission information, and check out the winning poems ...

Hal Clement report on souvenir sales in Miami and Larry Himmel poem about the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

And dogs are the only animals permitted on the Metrolink. So this commuter spotted with a pigeon in his hood near Didsbury, was definitely breaking the rules. Children under five are free while ...