Poems don’t give you news, they give you inspiration. Poems don’t give you knowledge, they heighten your sensitivity. Poems don’t give you information, they increase your empathy.
Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...
A passionate and articulate speaker, she grew into a young leader. In any other times this journey would inspire people, fill ...
His work has appeared in numerous journals and periodicals, and his poetry has been awarded prizes from Poetry Northwest, Bear Star Press, and Bread Loaf. Joe champions writers, artists, educators, ...
What’s your favorite Langston Hughes poem? Maybe it’s one you grew up with. Maybe it’s one you stumbled across in a moment of ...
As Oregon’s 11th poet laureate, Ellen Waterston has traveled statewide for formal presentations and opened the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly with an original poem.
It was World Poetry Day on 21 March. To mark the event I read some poetic bangers to the dog (he enjoyed Eleanor Farjeon, ...