MANKATO — Richard Meyer has never been a prolific writer, describing himself instead as sporadic. “I can’t force myself to sit down and force a poem to come,” said the Mankato author. “I have to begin ...

Talking about the poet Kenneth Koch, a friend once said to me, “I love his poems. He makes me feel like I could write poetry myself.” It’s a remark that I’m sure would have pleased Koch, who was a ...

In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building ...

Larry Barron, aka LB the Poet, isn't your typical teacher.Once a week, Barron teaches a spoken word workshop at Winston-Salem Street School, an alternative high school for at-risk students who have ...

Her story is more along the lines of the Spiderman saga. A bite from the writing bug in seventh grade transformed her into the lifelong creative she is today. “(My teacher) was trying to teach us how ...

As part of teacher appreciation month, Morning Edition asked NPR's audience to write a poem about teachers who have had an impact on their lives. We put out this call a week before the mass shooting ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Free professional development program in Chicago invites educators to deepen and energize poetry instruction CHICAGO, ...

Peter Kahn has taught English and spoken word poetry to thousands of students at Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School since 1994. In collaboration with his current and former students, Kahn ...