The job of a poet laureate is to engage Illinoisans in poetry, with each poet laureate given a small stipend to enact that ...

Jack Huston, known for his acting work in Boardwalk Empire and American Hustle, has come aboard to direct a biopic centered ...

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 ...

Create a giant, foaming reaction that will astound kids with this Elephant Toothpaste Science Experiment. This simple science experiment is a another erupting science that thrills kids of all ages.

By Shawn McCreesh Reporting from Washington About 12 minutes into the first meeting of his new cabinet, President Trump addressed the elephant in the room. This was rather easy for him to do ...

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 ...

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 is the head of programming for The White Elephant Group (WEG), a Miami-based nonprofit committed to supporting the South Florida filmmaking community. (WEG) is made up of a team of 20+ award ...

A new AI system could help prevent elephant poaching in Malaysia, according to researchers at Cardiff University. PoachNet is a new machine-learning tool designed by integrating deep learning ...

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 ...

It’s that same belief and adoration of the natural world that comes to mind when reading Easterine Kire’s new collection of poetry. Freerain treads the world lightly, navigating the contours ...