How many poems do you know by heart? Not nursery rhymes or limericks, but poems of subtle structure and nuance, written in iambic pentameter, dactylic hexameter, AABB, or blank verse. If you are like ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the number of performers who could qualify for prizes of $1,000-$20,000, plus money for their schools, in the national Poetry Out Loud ...

Amanda Gorman, the first U.S. national youth poet laureate, recited a new poem at the Democratic National Convention. Her new work focused on themes of democracy and unity to support Vice President ...

Activist and poet Amanda Gorman, who was the country's first ever National Youth Poet Laureate, recited an original poem before Sunday's Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay ...

Caroline Kennedy's latest book comes with an agenda: to encourage a return to poetic memorization and recitation that both families and schools once considered routine. In Poems to Learn by Heart, ...

Sales of Angelou's poetry jumped 600 percent following her recitation Maya Angelou passed away Wednesday at the age of 86. Angelou had an incredibly varied life and career – aside from her ...

Her prize comes with a $20,000 award. This fall, Megosha is beginning college at Columbia University in New York City, where she has a full-ride scholarship. She plans to major in biochemistry, with a ...

Amanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever Youth Poet Laureate, delivered a heartfelt poem on the third night of the Democratic National Convention. In her poem, Gorman spoke about the American dream, ...

Rahele Megosha, a senior at Washington High School in Sioux Falls, won the 2021 Poetry Out Loud prize on Thursday. The award is given by the... Reciting Poetry Earns South Dakota Teenager A National ...