We present an extract from The Irish Writers Handbook 2025, the essential guide to writing and getting published, with ...

Now, I tend to write funny rhyming poems. But as I tell kids at school visits, not all poems rhyme and not all poems are funny. But you’ve got to give poetry a chance. Here’s the first poem in ...

In Friday St. Paul show, expect the talented group to take on the issues of the day without much care for who might be ...

Use the vibrant storytelling and playful language of Michael Rosen to inspire creativity, boost literacy skills and engage ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

"However, what many may not realize is how heavy the toll is on children and future generations. Here, a collection of art and poems about the climate crisis written by children around the world.

The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza (Malta: Horizons, October 2024) is a collection of 42 original poems (21 by Ahmed Miqdad, 21 by John P. Portelli) which depict the state of being of the two ...

My dear friend David, a prolific writer, wrote a funny poem recently about half lives that made me rethink my own thoughts about birthdays. About how when we’re kids, we’re always rounding up to seem ...

Jotting down ideas in notebooks is this 12-year-old writer’s secretJust before nap time, Anika Ann Anil conjures and shuffles ...

Richard Thomas has seven kids: Richard, Brooke, Barbara, Gwyneth, Pilar, Kendra and Montana Richard Thomas didn't intend to ...

The masked rockers hometown of Des Moines, Iowa hasn't done the traditional Halloween celebration for kids since 1938. See what's been the alternative.

Do you really need anymore stuff? How about your partner, kids, family or friends? I know brains are wired to like shiny new things. This year, think about gifting wonderful books (suggestions below), ...