Raise the funny factor of this poem by reading it to your kids in a silly voice. This short quatrain was a hit in 1895, when Gelett Burgess first published his now-famous poem for kids. Despite ...

So grab a handful of candy corn, pour yourself a ice cold glass of apple cider, and get ready to enjoy these five Halloween ...

With these relatively short poems, you'll understand why ... Want to express deep affection? Forget those funny roses-are-red ...

“Roses are red / Violets are blue / Try it and show / they’re important to you.” ...

Writer Alan Katz didn't think poetry was for him. Then he wrote a book or two and learned that poetry is for everyone.

Shel Silverstein was a master of linguistic mischief, using repetition and creative wordplay to amuse and prepare kids for ...

Readers who enjoy reflective poems will like this one. Where to read: You can read “The Bells” at All Poetry. Poe’s unnerving Ligeia is a grotesque short story that blurs the lines between ...

From love poems for her and love poems for him to words exploring issues of unity and injustice, gender and race, the best poem books explore all aspects of life.

It’s lots of fun to read and is usually very silly! Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear and Spike Milligan are good authors to read if you like nonsense poetry. Watch this short clip to learn about what ...

Shakespeare reading "Hamlet" to his family, circa 1600. Most people confuse a sonnet and a poem, but they have slight differences. A sonnet is a specific type of poem, typically consisting of 14 ...

For Stephanie, this debut is more than a milestone; it symbolizes her journey of self-discovery toward following her calling ...

It is October. Everything is overturning,” writes Hannah Bonner in her debut book of poetry, Another Woman. “I pack a ...