The Bedford Reader” is a widely used composition book that has included everything from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech to the classic Shirley Jackson story ...

In addition to his books, both of verse and prose, he helped millions of students through “The Bedford Reader” and other ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other.

Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for ...

According to author and illustrator Vaishnavi Balodi, “some things are always said better when in worse.” A conversation around this idea eventually led Balodi and writer Georgina Maddox to title ...

Virginia’s Lt. Gov-elect Ghazala Hashmi (D) holds a PhD in poetry and selected five poems for fellow Democrats that brought her comfort over the past year.

On Saturday, Jan. 31, the monthly poetry jam Rhyme & Lime will host a special evening titled “Laugh To Keep From Crying” at ...

The first Poems on the Underground appeared in tube trains in February 1986, with poems by Robert Burns and Percy Shelley dwelling on city life, and 40 years later, it’s still running, with a new set ...