This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. There are times when the best way to talk about a city is in ...

Inspired by the cleansing water of spiritual baths, aja monet's new poetry collection "Florida Water" is an ode to the ways a poem can rinse, unravel and reveal hard truths. Aja Monet is a surrealist ...

Memorising poetry was once common in classrooms. But it has, for the most part, gone out of style. There are good reasons for this. Memorisation can clash with creativity and analytical thought. Rote ...

Sometimes defining what we mean by love causes us to fumble around, until we find the right language, or, as in this case, the perfect lived image that captures it all. Tyree Daye does this here in ...

Poetry is boring. At least, that is how it may look at first glance. I definitely understand why that could be someone’s ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The eighth annual Ode to the ZIP Code poetry contest is accepting entries now through March 6. According to Ode to the ZIP Code’s press release, this is a free contest that ...

On the steps of the U.S. Capitol on a sun-drenched January day, a young woman stepped up to the mic and captivated the nation’s attention — by reciting a poem. Through her original poem, The Hill We ...

"ODE TO A NOBODY" by Caroline Brooks DuBois (Holiday House, 304 pages, $19). Caroline Brooks DuBois, who won acclaim for her debut middle-grade novel in verse about the events of 9/11, "The Places We ...