With #Poetry amassing more than 93m Instagram posts alone, is the spoken word resonating more than ever?

Emily Cullen wrote a poem inspired by her son's childhood chalk message in 2019 ...

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 ...

Poetry can help us become more human. We saw it on display as 22-year-old inaugural poet Amanda Gorman read her stirring poem "The Hill We Climb" last week. It felt joyous and truthful, necessary and ...

Like the old saying goes, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. But even the toughest people still need encouragement every now and again. If you’ve encountered setbacks in pursuit of your ...

I recently taught a short six-class course for Homeschool Connections on “Poems Every Catholic Should Know.” The text for the course was my book of the same title, which is an anthology of Christian ...

It is often said, "The pen is mightier than the sword." And it's true – words can hold a lot of power. In just a few words, a simple sentence can uplift, belittle and express love and heartache. Many ...

A William Stafford centennial volume. "I know of no other twentieth-century American writer as much admired and respected as William Stafford," avers Ted Kooser on the front cover of this slim volume.

NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander's latest community poem started with a request to consider what follows after the words "I dream a world." 'This Is Our Dream': A Crowdsourced Poem To Inspire ...