Poetry began as an oral art and, with the exception perhaps of concrete poetry, it needs to be heard. But, whether it’s poetry for adults or for kids, it’s not always so easy to read poetry well aloud ...
Human speech is rich with rhythm. As a person speaks, certain syllables are naturally emphasized, whereas others blend into the background. In this way, regular conversation becomes poetic. Language ...
An Illustrated Treasury of Read-Aloud Classics for Young People: Ten-Minute Selections from the World's Best-Loved Books for Parent and Child to Share includes selections brief enough to cover before ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
People who don’t read poetry aloud are depriving themselves of an essential pleasure, says the poet Robert Pinsky. Consider the “tickle of gratification” that a young child feels upon hearing the ...
Up and down the Cape, poets are capturing moments in a potent mix of words and rhythm. Close your eyes and listen to the experience of a snowdrop breaking through the ground in Ginny Dolan's "Cyclical ...
Author Olivia Gatwood's debut collection of poems, Life of the Party, was a hot ticket at last year's Frankfurt Book Fair, and was published by Random House this week. In addition to being an ...
Lana Del Rey uploaded a short spoken word video to her social media channels late Saturday night. The piece, entitled “Salamander,” is a selection from her just-released album Violet Bent Backward ...
This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Marilyn Singer, who divides her time between Brooklyn, New York and Washington, Connecticut. Marilyn has been a writer for fifty years and enjoys many ...
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