Celebrating Emily Dickinson!
Poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. Today, Dickinson’s work is considered among the greatest in American literature. …
Poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. Today, Dickinson’s work is considered among the greatest in American literature. …
Jupiter Hammon, the first African American to publish poetry in the United States, was born in Lloyd Harbor, New York, …
Today is Nikki Giovanni’s birthday. Nikki Giovanni is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of the world’s most …
This post was written by NCTE member Adam Mackie. “It was the best of times, it was the worst …
This post was written by guest author Zetta Elliott. Elliott was interviewed (with Ebony Elizabeth Thomas) by Stephanie Toliver in …
This post was written by NCTE member and President-Elect Alfredo Celedón Luján. Access the video recording from the NCTE and …
Poem in Your Pocket Day takes place every year on a day in National Poetry Month. On this day, select …
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. If you look online, there are all kinds of suggestions …
This blog post was written by NCTE member Clare Landrigan as part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on …
Poet Juan Felipe Herrera was the 21st United States Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. This passage is excerpted from …