Hear Elise Paschen read Emily Dickinson's "Hope Is the Thing with Feathers." Read the full text -- and hear poet Stephen Dunn read his poem "The Sacred." In the 14th century, Petrarch wrote about love ...

Poetry class in elementary school just got a lot more real. The National Autism Association shared a poem by a 10-year-old boy living with autism spectrum disorder on its Facebook page, and it's ...

I am a little-brother teacher, a big-girl group leader. I have the wisdom of a 35-year-old and even though I don’t show it, I know you must know. I’m a caring daughter to my mother’s needs so I show I ...

How to Watch Read, Write, ROAR! Read, Write, ROAR! is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of ...

The poet Diane Seuss and I began a recent conversation by talking about the burdens of companionship—or, at least, how those burdens are manifested through affection for a pet. Seuss lost her dog Bear ...

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In the 14th century, Petrarch wrote about love; in the 17th century, John Donne wrote about God. Today, poet Elise Paschen is turning her attention to yet another most universal of human experiences: ...

Poetry Speaks Who I Am is a collection of poems intended not "for parents, for children, for classroom study or for required memorization," says... 'Who I Am': Poetry Not Wasted On The Young In the ...