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Samuel Johnson quipped that even the admirers of John Milton’s epic never wished it “longer than it is.” But “Paradise Lost” ...
A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...
Poet Rupi Kaur is known for blank verse poetry. So far, she has been named on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list and has won several awards, including the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry. Her book ...
A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...
Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day," celebrating the winter solstice, is also a children's book illustrated by Carson Ellis. They collaborated by mail.
Poem is where the heart is for our Rick Telander Sun-Times sports columnist finishes decades-long passion project by publishing book of poetry for children ...
Amanda Gorman responds to the restriction of her poem for President Biden’s inauguration, “The Hill We Climb,” at a Miami Lakes school library: “So they ban my book from young readers ...
Matthew Zapruder’s new memoir, “Story of a Poem,” isn’t just about a poem. It’s also the story of a writer, a father, a husband, a son — and this story has a plot twist: The author’s ...
NEW YORK -- CBS2's Mary Calvi has a new book coming out February 14. "If a Poem Could Live and Breathe" is a novel of Teddy Roosevelt's first love, based on original love letters from the Gilded Age.
“It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to, and is currently changing the world,” she said. The 32-page picture book features an original poem by Gorman ...