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Author Joseph Bruchac shares a poem about a bumblebee and how taking the time to listen to the natural world led him to it.
The name 'Aisling' means 'dream' or 'vision' in Irish and refers to a poetic genre from the 18th century in which Ireland was personified as a woman ...
For 20 years, teens from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals.
Giving a toast can be terrifying, whether because of the emotional intimacy or the fear that you’re going to disappoint your ...
Confounded by a confusing expression or dream from a patient, I might seemingly shift gears and ask myself, 'What if this ...
There is no “epidemic,” and nobody should make us feel like we don’t belong alongside everyone else. | Opinion ...
When writing a poem, it’s important to ask yourself: who am I talking to ... was making choices around language in order to communicate ideas to people in their own time. As writers, we owe ...
I am not only living evidence that someone can be autistic and a poet, I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week, because I don’t think he can do it.
A: I am a juggler with songwriting ... Ideas are abstractions and there are no songs or poems without an idea, but the ideas need the bricks of words, and ideas supported by more ideas is ...
And with it, comes an old question: Is this all about a poem? If Henry Wadsworth Longfellow had not focused on Revere in his famous 1861 ode to the midnight ride, would both men stand on equal ...
Javed Akhtar shared: “Poetry is not about big words or difficult ideas. It’s about saying something simple that touches people deeply. Tonight, I just wanted to connect with everyone sitting ...
Robert Wildwood poses with his two children, Raymer and Beatrix, and his new poetry book, "Sun Ripened Fun Ideas," set to be released April 12.