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National Poetry Month

April is national poetry month,started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. If you are not yet familiar with the pleasure of poetry, now is...

The Power of PoetryLanguage has the power to create, destroy, to build up or tear down, to affirm or to reject. Poetry is the form language takes...

One of my favorite moments in all my years of teaching happened when I was teaching at St. Andrew School in Pasadena, California. I had been...

Whisper a poem in her ear – and she will follow you anywherePoems are a chick magnet: April is National Poetry MonthThe hot topic around the...

In April, 1822, news reached Monterey that Mexico had won its war of independence from Spain. At that time, California swore its allegiance to...

Shayla Cherry is an aspiring novelist, avid reader, and occasional poet. She is currently studying linguistics at the University of California,...

A good poem will have something you can identify with. For parents that might be a poem about raising children, a season or holiday. For children...

National Poetry Month 2011: Events involve Meryl Streep, Jesse Eisenberg, more -- National Poetry Month began Friday, and the Academy of American...

April is a month of new beginnings as spring turns out in full gala array. It is also a month of many designated days that relate in some way to...

Oprah Winfrey chooses Maria Shriver first 'O' guest editor, April poetry edition -- Oprah Winfrey has asked formerCalifornia first lady and...