Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

Many parents read to their young children at bedtime – but it tends to be a story they share with them, rather than poetry. However, the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho is urging mums and ...

Discover how a dandelion grows from a delicate fluffy seed into a bright yellow flower, enjoy beautiful poems which lift the ...

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.

Award-winning performance poet, author and former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho creates an acrostic poem live throughout the programme inspired by contributions from schools across the UK.

Born Mary Ann Freedman in 1930, Hoberman said that her family moved frequently before her parents “fetched ... (1957), based on poems she had written for her children. Her husband died in ...