The idea of memorising poems may seem old-fashioned, but interest in learning poetry by heart is reviving worldwide, says ...

In 2006, The Poetry Center launched its first annual Poetry Prize for High School Girls in Massachusetts (open to sophomores and juniors); since then, our contest has expanded into the other New ...

Words and sounds can establish a rhythm for your poem and capture the reader or listener's imagination, author Michelle ...

With an eye toward poetry and chapbooks, Rose worked with the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center to found Nine Syllables Press, igniting interest across campus and the region. Read the Article Learn More ...

All children were expected to learn many things by rote, including poetry. The Ancient Greeks felt that learning poetry improved the mind, and Athenian schoolboys learned Homer. By the 1940s ...

Join Network Nation advisor Kia McCray as she talks about reading and writing poetry as a healing practice. Kia will share about writing and publishing her own book of poetry and read some of her own ...

This National Poetry Day Live Lesson for KS2/2nd Level pupils explores the theme of 'change' and includes reading, performance and critical analysis of similes and metaphors. The programme ...

Bristol's annual poetry festival Stroke patients with the communication disorder aphasia are learning poetry to help aid their recovery. The language disorder makes it difficult for people to ...