'You look as though you wished the place in Hell,' My friend said, 'judging from your face.' 'Oh well, I suppose it's not the place's fault,' I said.

Basketball has been described by some as "poetry in motion." The world of high school basketball is shared through poetry itself in the latest collection by nationally-recognized poet Jack Ridl, ...

The Hill We Climb: Watch 22-year-old Amanda Gorman's poem reading at Joe Biden's inauguration US poet Amanda Gorman says a Florida school has banned younger readers from accessing the poem she recited ...

To the editor: My 1st period English students and I wrote this poem hoping change people’s view of Watts. We are part of Jordan High School, located in a beautiful community in need of recognition, ...

After her school district went on lockdown during the Santa Clarita school shooting last week, a high school senior put her feelings into words. “I don’t want to live with this fear on my chest,” ...

The poem “The Hill We Cimb,” written by Amanda Gorman and read at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021, was challenged in March by a parent at a South Florida school, resulting in the school ...

Poetry contest Poetry Day, Oct. 15, 1950, was observed in Danville’s local school as well as in many other schools in Pennsylvania and in twenty-four other states. Poetry Day was ...

English teacher Will Lyon gave the school poetic confirmation of love after the November election The world that English teacher Will Lyon’s students live in is glorious, violent, fascinating, ...

Through the challenges of war and distance, a Ukrainian student channels her feelings into poetry written in English. Linda, a high school tutor, shares this powerful poem and the student’s own ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the number of performers who could qualify for prizes of $1,000-$20,000, plus money for their schools, in the national Poetry Out Loud ...

Each year, Baylor College of Medicine hosts its annual Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Awards. This annual contest honors the legendary, preeminent cardiovascular surgeon, pioneering medical ...