On January 20, 2013, Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco presented his poem “One Today” to a shivering crowd waiting to see Barack Obama sworn in for a second term. Zooming his poetic lens in and out, ...

Hanif Abduraqqib. Sarah Kay. Elizabeth Acevedo. Clint Smith. Do any of these names sound familiar? How about Amanda Gorman? All of these writers are part of America’s thriving contemporary poetry ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Considering February is the month of love, what better time could there be to write a love letter or poem to a beloved? To be loved and nurtured is a universal need. Being loved creates feelings of ...

Gov. Phil Murphy’s signing of bill S588 directs the New Jersey Department of Education to introduce information literacy into the K-12 curriculum. While New Jersyans should take collective pride in ...

CORAL GABLES (CBSMiami) – Famed Miami poet Richard Blanco inspired University of Miami graduates at the first of three commencement ceremonies Friday morning. Blanco gained national attention in ...

That is a haiku, a 500-year-old Japanese poetic form whose first and last lines always have five syllables, its middle line seven. Today, grade school teachers in the U.S. are turning to it as a new ...

For a day filled with nature, art and sharing, consider joining Michael Dylan Welch, vice president of the Haiku Society of America, for a guided nature walk and haiku poetry writing session. He will ...

The Web giant just unveiled a new experiment that uses AI to write a unique poem based on a word of your choice. The poem is then superimposed on a selfie you snap in your browser. I'm PCMag's ...