To be or not to be? Young poets might know the question from William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” from movies or television, but not from reading the Bard himself. And it might not matter. Kids are creating ...

Poetry is everywhere, says Stefania Gomez, the Education and Youth Services Assistant at Chicago’s Poetry Foundation Library — and she’s on a mission to share that message with young people. “There is ...

There are many reasons why poems serve as good reading material for children, which is why we created a list of funny poems for children. Those reasons include the fact that poetry helps develop a ...

Childhood is a magical time, a period of wonder and innocence. It's a time when we explore the world with curious eyes and ...

Poet and educator Kwame Alexander stops by to chat about poetry with NPR's Rachel Martin. He shares some ideas for poems to read with kids and tips for getting kids to write some of their own. Oh, the ...

Children’s verse is no minor subject to Chicago’s Poetry Foundation, which is creating a $25,000 prize and laureateship in the field. The foundation said it plans to announce the winner Sept. 27, when ...

April 12, 2006— -- Poetry was an integral part of the culture of the Kennedy family. Caroline Kennedy remembers that she and her brother John F. Kennedy Jr. would copy classic poems for gifts for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Children ages ...

Over a dozen wide-eyed children were gathered around Chuck Perkins as he recited his poetry during the Jazz at Congo Square: Kids' Poetry & Music Program on Monday (June 18) at the Cita Dennis Hubbell ...

That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. A springtime walk more ...