A week ago, I had a column titled Poems by Heart. The column drew responses from ... Mark Helprin, novelist, short-story writer, journalist: When I was a kid, I had an extraordinary memory ...

What to say, when the beauty of waking in your lover’s arms fills you with delirious joy or when your heart is shattered ... foggy day? Poetry. Reading it can offer inspiration and solace ...

When teaching children to read, it’s good to find ways to make reading as enjoyable as possible, that’s why we created a list of 10 short inspirational ... young at heart. Other poems will ...

This is a short poem with immeasurable ... In “Beat, Old Heart,” he urges his spirits forward in the face of life, using different metaphors that bring this poem very close to being about ...

By Elisa Gabbert I remember where I was when I first read two short poems. One, Margaret Atwood ... Winner of the International Booker Prize: “Heart Lamp" is a collection of stories about ...

You might have memorised and performed a poem in class before. This is called learning a poem ‘off by heart ... Watch this short clip for some tips on how to memorise a poem effectively.

During Caroline Kennedy’s childhood, poetry was a family affair. Her father, President John F. Kennedy, had admired Robert Frost enough to give him a prominent place at his inauguration, and her ...

“L’infinito” is something like Italy’s national poem. Everyone knows it, or a great many know it. Know it by heart. Memorizing the poem is part of growing up Italian. “L’infinito” is ...