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For National Poetry Month, city of Charleston poet laureate AsiahMae is reading a poem every day via a video on Instagram.
Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...
Gloria Muñoz, St. Petersburg’s poet laureate, presents the third annual City of Writers Poetry Festival in St. Pete with community partners.
Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...
In Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance,” the pirate king interrupts the action by suddenly declaring “What, we ask, ...
According to Gulfport: Eggs, poetry, and St. Patrick’s Day are on people’s minds. “I’m not Irish, but I’m gonna drink like I ...
Globe food/travel editor and distance runner Chris Morris writes that running the race to raise money for good causes is an ...
Two students from Bob Jones and Grissom High School will have their Earth Day poems turned into musical competitions after ...
A CHARITY is recruiting two volunteers to help run shared reading ... Halton Community Grant and helps people connect and share experiences through stories and poems. “For me, being part of The Reader ...
2025 "Poetry Out Loud" state champion Rize Simmons shares a reading as he prepares for the national competition. Donald Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship in federal ...
World Poetry Day is observed annually on March 21 to pay tribute to poets. It also aims to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide. Poetry is a form of art and culture.
A children’s charity has warned of a “national childhood emergency” after a survey found less than a quarter of young people think childhood is better now than it was for their parents.