What may at first glance seem like a simple nature poem holds a deeper meaning that can teach children a lot about our world. First published in 1846, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Mountain and the ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: ...

“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

Who shouted for joy at the birth of the color blue? When I look once more at the sea, does the sea see me or not see me? Why do the waves ask me the same questions I ask them? These, and hundreds more ...

Tom Angleberger is the author of the popular Origami Yoda series and the Flytrap Files series, as well as several other books for kids. Here he reflects on his new book, Dino Poet: A Graphic Novel, ...

Artist Loryn Brantz said a lot of the parenting books that she read before having kids didn’t capture what being a parent was going to feel like from an emotional standpoint. “It'll say, ‘You need to ...

"By the second line, I couldn't say it out loud because my lip was quivering." It's a rite of passage many parents are familiar with – that emotional experience sending kids off to kindergarten for ...

J. M. Allen’s book “Real Rhyming Poems” is available at both the Rochester public library and the RCTC library. The Post Bulletin publishes poetry by local and area writers every Tuesday. Send poems ...