“Poetry is the art of compression, of saying in a few well-chosen words, enhanced with rhythm and musicality of language what ...

Jean Prokott—a decade-long Century High School English teacher, the city’s third Poet Laureate, a recent recipient of a $50K ...

Despite wanting to be a doctor at first, Janae Lu, 17, found her high school English classes much more interesting than ...

A bloom of English rose ... but the watchman may be a bit too good at his job. This Christmas poem is much longer than the two-stanza excerpt above, but you can read the full work to find ...

Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...

Down in Ballydehob, 100 kilometres away, Kevin Ireland was expecting me and it was already midday. He did not drive and had no phone, although he told me I could ring Jack O’Connor at his bookshop in ...

For the English ... of poems. The submission will be judged as a whole and must be a maximum of 600 words (including titles). There is no minimum word requirement. Add some “good” to your ...

Irish writer Colm Tóibín on surviving cancer and US politics, overcoming a childhood stammer – and the indecency of looking ...

Wondering why April 1 is all about jokes and hoaxes? Here’s a deep dive into the strange history and uncertain origins of ...

Sonnenfeld explained how important all the projects in her memory are for Israel and the world, and how the activity in her memory is now enhanced by beautiful poems written by her at such early ...