WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor Among the highlights was poet Allen Ginsberg, who delivered his poem “Earth Pollution,” marking the start of a long-standing connection between poetry ...

Of peace on earth, good-will to men! American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) is renowned for the musicality of his verses, and “Christmas Bells” is no exception. The 1863 poem ...

In the alexandrines of “When Earth’s Last Picture Is Painted ... Tied to the day, or the season, or just individual taste, the poems will be typically drawn from the lesser-known portion of the ...

a professor of American literature and culture at the University of East Anglia who studies the history of Christmas in the United States. Far from tradition, Moore’s poem contained all the ...

Amanda Gorman, a poet and activist who in 2021 made history as ... dream," her poem began. "We face a race that tests if this country we cherish shall perish from the Earth, and if our Earth ...

It isn’t the first poem to slip the surly bonds of Earth and it won’t be the last ... life and this could be an incredible moment in history. But we’re also on the most incredible planet ...

“Protecting nature isn’t just the responsibility of modern science; it’s also deeply connected to our culture and history,” says Mei. “Art, like poetry, can really spark an emotional ...

Then, the team researched the poem’s time period and each poets’ personal history to ensure their accuracy. About half of the poems contained precise location information, allowing the team to ...