It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

When she returned to visit the school in 1980, sixth-grade students sang several verses of the original poem during a ceremony around the school’s flagpole, the Evening Gazette reported. Sen.

For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ interactive technology to analyze a single poem at a time.

I am writing to you with a special poem that I have composed to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of the passing of Ernie Harwell, beloved voice of the Detroit Tigers. (Editor's note ...

Almost half a century after Massachusetts adopted its official poem, Gov. Maura Healey is looking to name someone as the state’s first official poet laureate. The Bay State is one of only three ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...

What followed was a scathing yet humorous critique: That poem, shared widely on social media, had drawn praise for its creativity and criticism alike for its sharp political messaging. Finance ...

The City University of New York does not have a school song. But this week it is getting a school poem, “Dear CUNY.” It was written by the national youth poet laureate, Stephanie Pacheco ...

Brantz captures the nuance of it all in her new book, “Poems of Parenting.” She said she hopes to make parents laugh and see they are not alone in this journey. “It’s truly exhausting and ...

For poetry fans, it will be the best of times and the versed of times in Long Beach on April 5-6. The Long Beach Public Library and the literary group Shore Poets will host the third annual "It's ...

The poem takes its name from the multi-tiered promenade itself, which wraps around the historic castle and offers sweeping views of the Solent. It was unveiled as part of Portsmouth’s Year of ...