A teacher and author from Portland is now Maine’s next Poet Laureate. South Portland school leaders propose cutting jobs, ...

What can a poem do in the face of crisis? This April marks the 30th annual National Poetry Month, founded to celebrate the ...

Dawn Potter, a poet and teacher from Portland, was named Maine’s seventh poet laureate on Friday. Potter was announced as the ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Breakfast Point Academy teacher Grace Owens answers her 4-5 grader’s questions about autism.

After months of competitions in classrooms and communities nationwide, the 2026 Poetry Out Loud National Finals will take ...

Elementary students can develop their listening and literacy skills as they learn to write concise, expressive poems.

By Julie Marrinucci Hometown Weekly Correspondent Elementary school teacher by day and musician by night, Joe Rich is working ...

Before introducing something like a Shakespearean play, it’s helpful to guide students to explore other artworks with similar themes.

Memorization of great literature gave my students more than utilitarian outcomes. It gave them pieces of their cultural ...

A local organization fostering reading comprehension and creative writing in Miami-Dade County schools recently took a group ...

At Milwaukee High School of the Arts, students are preparing for a district-wide poetry showcase, using creative writing to ...

How can poetry be an effective response to current events? How can creative expression help us process our personal responses ...