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

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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?

Evan Wang, a senior at Upper Merion High School, wants to see young people engage with poetry off the page and in everyday ...

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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 ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it was investigating reports more than 100 children fell sick after eating a school lunch served after a dead snake was found in the food.

Following reports that more than 100 children fell terribly ill in Bihar after eating a mid-day meal allegedly contaminated by a dead snake at a government-run school, the National Human Rights ...