Poetry from Daily Life: A poem about a tick or termite? Sure can, if the rhyme is right
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoTwo recent books that I especially enjoyed working on are "The Dirt Book" (Holiday House, 2021) and "Partner...thrilled us by reading his famous poems. Many of Frost’
The Best Children’s Books of 2023
New York Times· 2 days agoHere are the year’s most notable picture, chapter and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Jennifer Krauss is the children’
Author Tim Lanier’s New Book “Selah Stuff: What I Think about When I ‘Think about It’” is a Moving...
PR.com· 5 days agoSince 2011, author Tim Lanier has also served as an adjunct professor with Lee University...
I met Benjamin Zephaniah several times – he was as open and kind-hearted as his poetry
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTRIBUTE: Helen Brown interviewed the poet and writer on many occasions before his death. Here, she...
Benjamin Zephaniah: The poet and performer in his own words
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThat's life. "I get at least 40 letters a week from children saying, 'I love your poetry, Benjamin,'...
Refaat Alareer: Palestinians mourn writer killed in air strike
BBC News· 3 days agoPalestinians are mourning the death of well-known writer and literary scholar Refaat Alareer, who...
Benjamin Zephaniah, pioneering poet and Peaky Blinders star, dies aged 65
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt is currently on display at the Birmingham Museums Trust. Four years later, his first book Pen...
In need of a last-minute holiday gift? Here are 9 books written by Ozarks authors
The Springfield News-Leader· 3 days agoLook no further, as plenty of Ozarks authors have released books over the past year that appeal to a...
He couldn't read until he was 11, but this Alberta college student won a Writers Guild mentorship
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuleus Ghunta learned to read at 11. Two decades later, the Keyano College social work student is...
Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet of Social Justice Issues, Dies at 65
New York Times· 3 days agoBenjamin Zephaniah, an author, professor and poet whose work, infused with strong social messages,...