Summary: Introduce kids to the early math concept of three-dimensional shapes by whisking them away on a tour of the four seasons. From a little ball of cookie dough to the huge Earth we live on, ...

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

April is National Poetry Month and a local author is helping kids battle hopelessness. Joining us live Wednesday morning from Sweethearts and Heroes, Pat Fish who just released a new collection of ...

“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

My guest this week on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Heidi Mordhorst from Silver Spring, Maryland — a short bike ride from Washington, D.C. Heidi was a poet from early childhood (and now publishes an ...

AMESBURY — The Amesbury Public Library continues to nurture the next generation of poets by giving the winners of its 20th annual Kids Poetry Contest a chance to read their prose to the community. The ...

A version of this story ran in the January / February 2025 issue. Write about the untouchable. Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom, the stars, or you. Write an ode to misfits. A poem of praise ...