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 ...

The best part of any good political theory is that you don’t have to agree with all of it to see its strengths and learn something. Although Marx’s most controversial and well known ideas are about ...

With these relatively short poems, you'll understand why poets are peerless when it comes to putting our deepest emotions ...

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Reading a poem can be a little bit like that. As you read each line of the poem, you are digging deeper and deeper, finding out more about the meaning of the poem and what the poet intended.

If a child can read “teach,” then the "-each" in teach can help them say beach, reach, peach, breach and longer more complex ...

If that’s you today, then give these beautiful and moving poems, selected by women including Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Elena Ferrante, a read. Judi Dench, Yoko Ono, Chimamanda ...

He explores what tone and timbre can bring to poems when performing or reciting them. Being read to, and reading poetry, helps to articulate and encourage interpretation and response. Joe ...

Poetry seemed like the best way to do this. “A Poetry Handbook” is an outstanding short-read for aspiring poets and poetry readers who are looking for a strong foundation for understanding the ...