some are just well-constructed limericks that poke fun at nonsense and others are poems for kids that will make you think as ...

and inclusion (and science and math and social studies); the funny poems help to keep the kids “with” me. When they’re having ...

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 ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new poem is taking over Municipal Park Playground in Germantown. It is a part of the city’s push for more public art that brings resident’s ideas and artwork to life.

If you're looking to make plans, we've got you covered! Things To Do rounds up local events happening this week in the ...

It’s been 86 years since kids in Des Moines, Iowa, went trick-or-treating on Halloween. Thanks to a severe weather forecast, ...

The city wanted to promote “wholesome fun for kids,” per the AP. On Beggars’ Night ... “Initially, children were encouraged ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

This week’s poetry connection comes from former Indy intern, Leticia Hernández-Linares, a poem published in her first ...

“So it’s fun to do this in a format where it’s less about our bodies and more about our spirits. “There’s a lot of reward, and little risk,” she added. When people enter the Poetry ...