Despite wanting to be a doctor at first, Janae Lu, 17, found her high school English classes much more interesting than ...

I learned a new phrase the other day: “digital dementia.” It’s not an actual health condition — not yet, at least — but a ...

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

Poetry written especially for children is perfect for those developing brains: because poems for children tend to be short, ...

Maya Angelou is the second poet in history to read a poem during a presidential inauguration; Robert Frost was the first ...

Poems don’t give you news, they give you inspiration. Poems don’t give you knowledge, they heighten your sensitivity. Poems don’t give you information, they increase your empathy.

Happy National Poetry Month everyone! I love poetry and for the last several years have taken it upon myself to post a poem a ...

With spring well underway, the weather warming and the Earth coming back to life, is it any wonder that April is designated National Poetry Month in the United States? The literary celebration was ...

Gramercy Books and the Jewish Community Center will host four award-winning poets on Thursday in celebration of National ...

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Learn about rhythm in poetry and how it can be used as device which has an effect on the reader. How to understand open and closed form in poetry Closed form poetry uses stricts patterns of rhymes ...

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