It almost feels like another hope we remember having. Acknowledging the modern plight of autonomy and so many separations, the poem then easily passes through them, breezing compliments and simple ...

I was always a reluctant reader of poetry, but memorizing a poem every week gave me a new understanding of myself.

Heather Lende, Alaska's previous Writer Laureate, shares a poem read on a cold, dark night during a dinner with friends.

For Valentine's Day, we offer a love poem request line. Tell us about a moment in your life involving love, and NPR's Rachel Martin and author Kwame Alexander will find a poem to capture that feeling.

It might not have seemed like it at the time, but all those schoolyard rhymes you memorized as a kid were poems in disguise.

There are different ways to remember a poem. You might picture parts of the poem, or use its rhythm. Find out more in this Bitesize Primary KS2 English guide.

A Poem to Remember is a new poetry competition launched to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War in November 2018.

As poet Jean Sprackland told NPR's Scott Simon, a poem you learn by heart becomes a part of you. In that case, choosing what works to memorize is a big decision. We have 10 suggestions, based on ...

Award-winning poet Jane Hirshfield explains the power of poetry to transform. Bonus: Hear Hirshfield read a poem from her new collection ...

We went out onto the streets of Alnwick, in Northumberland, to find out whether people could recall a rhyme. Can you do better? Tell us on our Facebook page which poems you can remember by ...