Poetry Month is often the time we remember to teach and read poems with kids and help our children write poetry. But you can read and write poetry with kids all year long–not just during Poetry Month!

April is National Poetry Month, and that gives us a chance to celebrate creative words and ideas. For kids, there is poem style for every personality. These new books include poetry collections that ...

My guest today is Mary Jo Fresch, PhD, who lives in Dublin, Ohio. She began publishing in 1995, taking research data and turning it into actionable ideas for classroom teachers. Mary Jo’s favorite ...

“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

Chris Harris had never written a children's book before — but he wanted to write something special for his kids. His new collection of... Who says poetry has to rhyme? Chris Harris — a writer and ...

Tom Angleberger is the author of the popular Origami Yoda series and the Flytrap Files series, as well as several other books for kids. Here he reflects on his new book, Dino Poet: A Graphic Novel, ...

What’s the right subject for a poetry collection? Celestial bodies, or bodies in motion on a basketball court? The slowly-then-all-at-once growth of a class garden, or the gradual-then-sudden path of ...

This story was featured in The Optimist newsletter. Sign up here to receive stories of kindness, resilience and the best among us every Wednesday and Sunday. When Amanda Gorman gifted us with her ...

Chris Harris had never written a children's book before — but he wanted to write something special for his kids. His new collection of... Finally, A Book Of Poetry For Kids Who Are 'Just No Good At ...

Who says poetry has to rhyme? Chris Harris — a writer and executive producer for How I Met Your Mother — had never written a poetry book or a children's book before, but he wanted to write something ...