The timeless sound of the ancient Greek lyre took center stage in Vienna during a concert by the Thessaloniki State Symphony ...

With strong acting and a vibrant comic energy, it makes for a late-summer "jamboree" that's "joyfully tongue-in-cheek". "The ...

When internationally acclaimed cellist Jan Vogler saw Amanda Gorman recite a poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021, he instantly became a fan. "What I admire about Amanda is her optimism ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

Poetry and football. Two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence. One is a lyrical, niche art form. The other is a violent, mass-consumed sport. There’s something discordant about putting them ...

Teachers of poetry have always had many reasons to teach it. Poetry can enrich instruction in reading, writing, speaking and listening, capture students with its musicality, and spark their creative ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

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This summer, on a lark, I took a course on poetry geared toward Christian leaders. Twelve of us met over Zoom to read poems and discuss the intersection of our faith, vocations and poetry. We compared ...

Poetry can be a source of distraction, of beauty, of truth. It can guide us when it gets difficult to manage the intensity of what we're feeling. So it's no surprise that people sought out poetry for ...