In each of these video testimonials, poets talk about who they were as high school students, why reading these poems would have been transformational for them, and how these works altered their sense ...

“Through reading poetry, children are able to discover the ... don’t take as long to read, and they can be great for a child who’s a reluctant reader,” he says. “They’re great at ...

Or as American poet Chen Chen writes, “Can’t stop eating you, movie-style extra butter microwave popcorn." Something about reading poetry reminds you about folks who still use language with ...

Poets Lee Ann Brown and John Coletti will kick off OtherWords, a monthly poetry reading series at the Mason Library, on Saturday, Jan. 25.