The greatest poetry books ever written I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever ...

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Ben wrote his final poem in October of 2024. He never posted it because he took a fall in the garage and broke his wrist, ...

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Mary Margaret Hughes, who got her start in classrooms and on stages in Springfield, writes about how creativity and inspiration can snowball.

Candice King shared her top six favorite reads — a mix of heartwarming romances, twisty mysteries and profound tales. "When ...

Readers pay tribute to Hunter S. Thompson, snatch up Shel Silverstein's posthumous children's book, and ponder the post-9/11 world with Ian McEwan. All on this week's list, courtesy of Powell's.

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Irene Latham, who lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Irene has loved poetry since childhood when her father introduced her to poems by Shel Silverstein.

Harrison The power of poetry and learning to read In his blog, “The Power of Patterns in teaching,” published in The Robb Review, Oct. 4, 2022, Dr. Timothy Rasinski explains ...

2. Don’t “poet” alone. Consider joining an online community, or see if you can work some verse into a book club or professional growth circle. You may even find your poetry community at home! If you ...

Join dancers from Ballet Quad Cities for an hour of movement and music as we bring the poetry of Shel Silverstein to life. Meet us at Fairmount (3000 Fairmount Street) on Thursday, March 29 at 6:00pm.