F or Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher, poetry was simply writing that “fails” to reach the end of the line. For W.H. Auden, a ...

Michigan professor and award-winning multi-genre author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and literary criticism Deirdre Fagan ...

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What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime?

Law enforcement agencies across Ohio cooperated in a monthlong investigation, dubbed Operation Autumn Hope, that led to 179 arrests and the recovery of 45 missing children. In all, 109 human ...

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“We saw the activity. Like, what is really going on? That’s when we were told a few kids got sick. It wasn’t our kids because she’s in first grade,” parent Stephanie Willis sai ...

He is curator of the Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill Poetry Exchange. Today’s poem is from his recent collection, Savage Acres (Dedalus Press) ...

In this article, you’ll find a lovely mix of short and long Mother’s Day poems. Some are simple and sweet—perfect for younger children to recite. Others are deeper and meaningful ...

has named Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man as its anchor for Children’s Book Week this fall. The national literacy event, slated for November 3–9, will kick off the release of the series’ 14th book ...

As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the ... “I have watched crowds fall silent, then rise like waves, because his words have the ...

French child welfare service accused of allowing kids to fall into prostitution Two French departments have been accused of failing to keep children in care from falling into prostitution. The ...