Looking to add a dose of positivity to kick off August? Usher in the end of summer with a collection of inspiring quotes and poems for the month of August.

Two wonderful poems to share with kids about the natural play of light and dark, are Robert Frost’s, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and Mary Oliver’s, “Why I Wake Early.” ...

Hannah Bonner is a recent postgraduate student at the University of Iowa’s Creative Nonfiction MFA program. She has worked as a film and literary critic in addition to her writing career. Bonner is a ...