That long-form poem makes it so easy to fall in love with kids' Christmas poetry ... by Kelly Roper I'm writing a letter to Santa, To tell him I've been oh-so-good. I've been such a sweet little ...

I want to thank the Springfield News-Leader for carrying the columns gathered together by Missouri’s Poet Laureate David Harrison — yes, the David Harrison of the David Harrison Elementary School in ...

Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to share local children's letters to Santa (and other festive musings) this holiday season.

“ Wicked ” is one of several versions of the Wizard of Oz story told from different perspectives — including Dorothy’s in the original “The Wizard of Oz” film and the wizard’s in the film “Oz, the ...

Celebrate Christmas 2024 with kids by exploring simple Santa Claus and Christmas tree drawing ideas, along with fun poems and songs to inspire creativity. Christmas 2024 brings joy and creativity ...

For NPR's series "Picture This," illustrator Carson Ellis talks about working with author Susan Cooper to make Cooper's poem "Shortest Day" into a children's book. (This story first aired on Weekend ...

Writer Matt Hoisch, who has spent nearly a year interviewing poets for a project, describes the public good that comes from ...

We’ve chosen a selection of our favourite Christmas poetry, from funny Christmas poems, to moving festive verses and some Christmas poems for kids, all perfect for reading by the fire over the festive ...

Things like trauma can affect learning. Some students need a lot of help to succeed. Schools that take on the challenge ...

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What, then, can grown-ups glean from all those hours reading aloud? In the holiday spirit and with New Year’s resolutions ...

Sometime in the 1970s, probably at an event in the San Francisco Bay Area, I heard Audre Lorde read a poem.  I don’t remember ...