The arts are often written off as worthless, or certainly not worth the federal funding that they receive. But young poets ...

Dozens of primary school children celebrated the history and culture of the East End through the medium of poetry. Pupils ...

Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

Sociologist Eve L. Ewing joins The Excerpt to discuss her new book “Original Sins,” which argues that schools enforce racial hierarchies.

Language is deeply political as it is a fundamental part of our identity. It doesn't just communicate ideas. It signals who ...

The Marblehead School of Ballet and the North Shore Civic Ballet invite poets to submit their work for a contest.

BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

Jason McBride is a writer, poet, and illustrator focused on wonder and slow living. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling haiku comics collection, “Wild Divinity,” and the ...

In the early days of the Who, Pete Townshend gave little thought to a solo career. Writing songs for the band, crafting ...

At Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan, Chicagoland kids in grades 5-12 grow artistically in music, theater, dance, writing ...