Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

Chris Chatmon, founder/CEO of the community-focused organization that includes a youth-based record label, found ‘a safe ...

In celebration of National Library Week, the Campbell County Public Library will be accepting submissions for its My Library ...

The Dayton Metro Library is accepting applications for its “Where We Belong” poetry contest. The application window will be from Monday, Feb. 10, to Wednesday, March 5. Contestants are encouraged to ...

Reading fluency — the ability to read accurately, automatically and with appropriate expression — remains a critical yet ...

Honduran native Daniel Letona immigrated to the Boston area to build a high-tech career. He also found a community in the ...

For St. John’s University student Sanaa Marie Omondi, achieving a major milestone went beyond completing her first semester ...

The 37-year-old rapper, whose full name is Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, is known for his word use that more closely resembles ...

prose and poetry. It’s also supposed to improve their literacy skills. This exercise, and other initiatives like extra tutoring, appear to be working with fourth graders in Atlanta. Atlanta Public ...

Literacy is a gift we give our children. It’s reading a poem by, say, Joseph Bruchac and understanding not just the words, but the emotions behind them: “The old man must have stopped our car two ...

I have met so many good people of Petersburg, and I love the great possibilities that the city has on the horizon' ...