NPR's Rachel Martin talks to poet in residence Kwame Alexander, who shares his latest community crowd-sourced poem ... and love. MARTIN: We are leaning into the joy of the new school year ...

poet Kwame Alexander has packaged up for you a poem inspired by kids' definitions of love. Last month, NPR asked elementary and high school teachers to give the following prompt to their students ...

The middle school winner was Anisha Kosuri, 10, of Boonsboro with “Love and Life,” about cherishing love’s many aspects. No elementary-age writers submitted poems. Need a break? Play the USA ...