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 ...

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information ...

The porpoise is critically endangered. Ancient Chinese poems reveal the animal’s range has dropped about 65 percent over the past 1,400 years.

The Hindustani classical exponent on singing the poetry of Amir Khusrau, seeing music as part of her spiritual practice, ...

Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war.

Perhaps the first question to arise from the title of this article is quite simply why Robert Browning and Dylan Thomas ...

Your reading habits can be more than just calming, they can be therapeutic. Here's how bibliotherapy works and how to add it ...

The University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art hosts a writing contest each year called Writer’s Eye, in which local ...

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

Today, we help you pay attention to the sound and feel of this week’s poem. Play our game to see how much you’ve already ...

Mothers are special and so should be the gifts you greet them with this Mother's Day, and we have got the best lot from ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.