The Star Spangled Banner was the official national anthem of the United States of America. The selection of the song was not without controversy, some of which continues to this day. Objections to it ...

The poem was titled “Defence of Fort M’Henry,” but it was later called “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The tune of the song was a popular pub song “To Anacreon in Heaven” — the same tune that the first ...

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.

He didn’t read book reviews—or so he claimed—and he didn’t write them, preferring instead to let his poems find their natural audience, which turned out to be a wide one. He mocked ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

In this resource for primary English teachers, Joseph Coelho explains how poetry is relatable, fun, and achievable and can open up new ways of understanding and expressing your own emotions and ...

Ditlevsen, however, once wrote that she did much of her best work in poetry. There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die, the first English translation of those poems, starts with selections ...

If it were, millions of songs, self-help books, paintings, and poems wouldn’t exist. While the pain of a breakup is universal, fortunately, you won’t feel sad forever. But exactly how long does it ...