The power of poetry filled the room as students from three Madera County schools took the stage for this year’s Poetry Out Loud competition.

A rudderless young man and his hardworking father each experience love, marriage, loss and the fragility of dreams in this concluding part of Anthony Chen’s loosely linked ‘Growing Up’ trilogy.

The late afternoon sun was setting over Coldwater Canyon when the bus arrived. Students from Boyle Heights' Bravo High spilled out into TreePeople, a nature reserve and nonprofit in Coldwater ...

Michael Laskey has been awarded the King's Gold Medal for Poetry for the year 2025. The 81-year-old said he is "completely ...

At the helm once again, now during the 2026 spring semester, I’m torn, and I’m aching. Perhaps there is glory in what one can ...

In an era of half-hearted ‘luv u’ texts, the National Archives transports us to a time when raw longing took form through paper and ink ...

Designed just for preschoolers ages 3–5, each month features new themes and includes hands-on art projects, games, poems, story time, sensory-based pretend play and […] ...

Seth Brady Tucker’s latest collection of poetry, The Cruelty Virtues, is available now at his website (signed!), the publisher’s, or independent bookstores like Prairie Lights. The free-to-attend ...

The prize was awarded for a scholarly edition of William Combe’s 19th-century satirical poem “The Tour of Doctor Syntax in ...

A childhood memory of quiet generosity, where a blind man’s Sunday visits become a lasting meditation on dignity, loss, and ...

Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headlined the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class featuring five players but not six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick ...