Teachers of poetry have always had many reasons to teach it. Poetry can enrich instruction in reading, writing, speaking and listening, capture students with its musicality, and spark their creative ...

Photo provided Columbus Signature Academy New Tech sophomore Kealy Baugher was among 11 student finalists for the state Poetry Out Loud contest. Columbus Signature Academy New Tech sophomore Kealy ...

Poetry Out Loud’s 2023 winner are seen with host Regie Cabico, far right. Courtesy of The Wayne Theatre. High school poetry enthusiasts will compete tomorrow in the first semi-finals across the United ...

Op-ed: To prepare students for the complexities of community work, two educators turn to creative writing to help ignite ...

Natasha Carrizosa wrote her first poem in the fifth grade. She recalled one of her peers writing a limerick poem and thinking to herself, “If she can do it, I can do it.” A young Carrizosa ran home ...

Every year, students across the country memorize and recite poems for the Poetry Out Loud competition. But for deaf students, memorization isn’t the only challenge — they first have to translate the ...

Sadie Stevens from Valley Center High School was the regional winner and Xiaofan (April) Zuo from Canyon Crest Academy was the second place finisher in Poetry Out Loud, a recitation competition for ...

The Area Program in Poetry Writing for undergraduate students in the University of Virginia’s Department of English is graduating its 20th class this year. To mark the occasion, UVA Today asked three ...

Ready for a little good news about American education? About public schools, especially, beleaguered as they are by unfair attacks and radical underfunding? On Saturday, May 3, Denver Public Schools ...

During National Poetry Month in April 2013, I taught poetry to students at Mt. Baldy School. It was a great experience, and, ultimately, their hard work and inspiration coalesced into a lovely ...

Pittsburgh summers may be notoriously rainy, but this year there’s an advantage to a mid-afternoon shower in certain parts of the city — rain-revealed poetry to enjoy. PA Humanities, as part of its ...

Before teaching Persian at the University, Michelle Quay, visiting lecturer in language studies, spent several years working on a Persian poetry group at the University of Cambridge alongside Annabel ...