For recently published author Peter Hoffman, it all began with ferrets. As a child, he would linger in pet stores, watching the ferrets scramble around. He had even created his own comic strip ...

A poem purportedly written by a 9-year-old girl as part of a school assignment has stunned social media with its heady mix of horror and surrealist humor. The child's powerful work first came to light ...

William Wordsworth, a key figure of the Romantic movement, believed nature profoundly shaped human character and imagination.

It was heartening to see that many people live with pure childlike innocence and write children’s poetry, as observed while ...

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The Wall Street Journal examines the poem, "Only Child," by Billy Collins, from his new book, "The Rain in Portugal" (Random House, Oct. 4). Below the poem, Collins describes his inspiration for the ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

The choreographer/philanthropist discusses the duality explored on her sibling’s classic LP. (AllHipHop Features) Throughout the history of Hip Hop, there are a ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

Here, for this season of school and football–and also of terror–is Rosanna Warren's poem, "Child's Room in Autumn:" The scene is about order, the maple tree a conflagration trapped in the rectangle of ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...