A version of this story ran in the January / February 2025 issue. Write about the untouchable. Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom, the stars, or you. Write an ode to misfits. A poem of praise ...

(FOX40.COM) — MOSAIC Children’s Museum will be displaying a poem written by a 13-year-old through February in honor of Black History Month. Arianna Shaprow wrote a poem entitled “The Way It Should Be” ...

The celebrated poet Donald Hall died on June 23. Perhaps Hall’s most famous poem—certainly the one that reaches far beyond poetry’s usual readership—is the text of Ox-Cart Man, the children’s book ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...

Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day," celebrating the winter solstice, is also a children's book illustrated by Carson Ellis. They collaborated by mail. SUSAN COOPER: (Reading) So the shortest day ...

Dear Abby: A few years ago, you printed a poem about children with special needs having been sent by God to special parents who can nurture and care for them. Our neighbors, dear friends of ours, have ...

Winston-Salem State University has partnered with Cook Literacy Model School for the last four years to host a mentorship ...