If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would look something like this: “Goodnight Moon,” “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.” For many of us poetry ...

Oscar Sarmiento of Potsdam wrote the poem, "Sisters" after a hike with his son and a family friend to a mountain waterfall in ...

I've stopped writing thank-you cards and my kids don't have to write them, either. We express our gratitude in other ways.

A NYC public school teacher gave up her day job to pursue her dream by writing and selling poems on the streets of the Big ...

Memorizing a poem is like taking a work of art that you love and letting it live and bloom inside of you.

For 20 years, teens from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals.

Giving a toast can be terrifying, whether because of the emotional intimacy or the fear that you’re going to disappoint your ...

From a simple "you're welcome" to a casual "no problem," knowing how to respond to "thank you" is about taking the situation ...

Andrea Long Chu on her new book, Authority; the so-called crisis of criticism; and how she chooses her subjects.

Sometimes a lie is not an act of betrayal, but of love, protection, or even survival. There are times when the truth can do ...

I’m now single and dating ... then stops everything to stare at my chest and ask, “Why did you have that done?” It implies that he disapproves of my choice. I consider this rude, judgmental ...