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Autumn poetry fills the air as we revisit best poems of September 2021
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt is a month for celebrating poetry and we are doing so in two ways. First congratulations goes to...
Winners read poems during annual contest hosted by Veterans For Peace Gainesville chapter.
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPoems about saving the planet and restoring peace were read at this year’s Peace Poetry contest...
30 Funny and Short Poems for Kids That Are Definitely Kindergartener-Approved
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere's no such thing as being too young to appreciate poetry! In fact, you'd be surprised by how...
Poetry from Daily Life: Too much or too little? Figures of speech can be a tightrope walk
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSince Poetry from Daily Life began on Nov. 5, it has featured 11 guests and 50 more poets across the...
Cape Cod Poetry: Putting words to a beautiful but troubled world
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This story was changed April 17 to correct the spelling of poet Al Starkey's name and...
Poetry from Daily Life: Only you can write a poem in your voice
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThis week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Ellen Hopkins, who lives in Cape Girardeau. She has been a writer for more than thirty years and particularly likes to write contemporary verse ...
The dinos are out of winter hibernation and ready to accept visitors starting this weekend
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe dinosaurs in Derby have been hibernating throughout the winter, but they’ll be accepting...
Poetry from Daily Life: The way Laura Purdie Salas does math, there are no wrong answers
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThis week's guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Laura Purdie Salas, a native Floridian who's spent her entire adult life in Minnesota. Laura is an award-winning children's author and poet who's ...
Maggie Smith talks new memoir and reclaiming 'Good Bones'
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPoet Maggie Smith grew up in Westerville and now lives in Bexley with her two kids. In 2016, she...
Joplin-born Langston Hughes is a Missouri treasure. These 7 poems outline his greatness
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLangston Hughes didn't spend much of his childhood in Missouri, but the poet's presence lingers....