A cedar tree climbed by The Beatles, an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf, and a lime representing peace in Northern ...

Amanda Gorman says she is “gutted” that the poem she read at Joe Biden ’s inauguration has been restricted at a Florida school. Gorman’s acclaimed poem, The Hills We Climb, will now only ...

Pan Tadeusz Poem: Five things you need to know about this epic Polish masterpiece Adam Mickiewicz is regarded as one of Poland's most prominent writers ...

Sixth graders at Vieja Valley School describe an extraordinary year of separation during the pandemic.

The Colorado Independent ‘s “News-Stained Poetry Project” features poems that are about the news, products of the news, responses to the news. “News stained” is meant as a badge of honor ...

With “Poem of the Day,” The New York Sun offers a daily portion of verse selected by Joseph Bottum with the help of the North Carolina poet Sally Thomas, The Sun’s associate poetry editor. Tied to the ...

Karen Ponzio, reporter for the Independent and long-time regular at Open Mic Surgery, was persuaded to freestyle a poem addressed to the unicorn, which was met with cheers.

Another player in the action is the ultra right religious faction. They do not want to see a diction that is not based on mythical fiction. What they believe in is the right to oppose clear reason in ...

This week, The Sligo Champion, in association with The Yeats Society, brings you the second poem in the Favourite Poem Project. This weeks poem is the choice of local writer and teacher, Peggie ...

The Independent today launches our innovative new poetry column, featuring an original poem each week by acclaimed writer Frieda Hughes. Hughes, a poet, painter and author of children’s books ...

Journey read their poem at a press conference held in advance of the group of students testifying before the Education Committee in support of Senate Bill 1511: An Act Concerning Disconnected Youth.

The Independent today launches our innovative new poetry column, featuring an original poem each week by acclaimed writer Frieda Hughes.