The Texas Center for the Book is now accepting submissions for its 2025–2026 Letters About Literature Texas Competition, ...

Memoirs by Sylvester Stallone and the founder of Barstool Sports; essays from celebrated novelists Jesmyn Ward and Jayne Anne ...

Godmothers Grow: The Sacred Circle with Diana Raab, Ph.D., a space to gather, reflect, and connect with kindred spirits ...

The deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art, Poetry and Essay Contest. The contests are ...

The “poet of old” alluded to, of course, is Matthew Arnold, the English poet who wrote “Dover Beach” in 1851 while on his honeymoon with his wife, Frances Lucy, in the seaside town of Dover. In that ...

HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - A Harrison County School District teacher was awarded a $2,000 grant as part of Voya Financial’s 2025 Unsung Heroes awards competition. Bethany Seal, an English teacher ...

Matthew McConaughey has always had a Texas-twang way with words - most famously with his signature "Dazed and Confused" line, "alright, alright, alright." Now the actor has turned his words a poetry ...

When students dig into a poem for the first time, they don’t always recognize the playfulness that poets use in their language, making it harder for students to get excited about what they are reading ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Learn how poetry can help your brain handle stress, process feelings, and spark insight. Summary: This episode of The Science of Happiness is part of ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

North Ridgeville Honors ELA teacher Kelly Koehler expressed her pride in her students’ achievements. “I couldn’t be prouder of these incredible kids,” she said. “Through their writing, they’ve not ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely do ...