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According to a list from Entertainment Weekly, It's A Wonderful Life was named the "best Christmas movie of all time." This 1946 film directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart was described ...
Washington poet Eric Ode often finds ideas while out walking. Here he shares a poem inspired by the prickly (or not) holly ...
Looking for something to read in between the barbecues and fireworks? Try this mix of novels, short stories, poetry and more.
Teachers can have students create comics based on poems to better understand their themes and spark meaningful conversation.
Two Philadelphia artists – a photographer and a performance poet – combine their shared passion for observing and documenting everyday life in the city.
Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s public university offers.
Recite these cozy, festive Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" ...
Slow Horses is such a hit with real-life spies that MI5 got Gary Oldman to read a Christmas poem on their official Instagram as Jackson Lamb.
For Christmas, the real MI5 agency tapped 'Slow Horses' actor Gary Oldman to narrate a poem in character as Jackson Lamb.
Publishing famous Christmas Eve poem is Forum tradition nearly a century old Since 1927, Clement C. Moore's "Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem has graced the front page.
The carol was originally a poem titled “Christmas Bells.” The story behind Longfellow’s “poem turned carol” is one born of his own sorrows.