As a young conservatory student in 1993, I was talking with a classmate. He told me that his teacher, a prominent trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic, would begin each weekly lesson by having ...

Poetry Basics: Poetic Meter and Rhythm is a handy introduction to the concept of scansion and poetic meter in English (KS4). The lesson breaks down the topic into a series of approachable slides and ...

As they learn how writers revise their work and use literary devices, the students gear up for a school assembly led by Australian rap star Nelson Dialect When superstar Taylor Swift writes a song, ...

Poetry, perhaps more than any other form of writing, delves deep into emotions. And rhythm, from the haunting repetitions of "Annabel Lee" to the taunting questions of "The Love Song of J. Alfred ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Timothy Rasinski, who lives in Stow, Ohio. Tim was told he was a good writer during his master’s degree program. However, his writing is not poetry, but ...

On this episode of Talk of Iowa, it's summer school! First, we talk about the summer slide with University of Iowa expert Leah Zimmermann. The University of Iowa launched a literacy hub to help ...

Poetry has deep roots in music — in fact, in some cultures, poetry and song are the same word. Edward Hirsch, author of A Poet's Glossary,... How Rhythm Carries A Poem, From Head To Heart Poetry, ...