There's no such thing as being too young to appreciate poetry! In fact, you'd be surprised by how much kids can get on board with the rhyming and humor in easy, fun children's poems. They're short, ...

When I was growing up, I thought poetry was very serious. It took me a long time to realise that it can be fun and that anyone can do it. At its heart, poetry is about having fun with words and the ...

One of my strongest poetry memories took place at a black-tie dinner at the Library of Congress where George W. Bush introduced his wife Laura with a poem. He explained that she had been away on a ...

As Múinteoir John mentioned in the lesson, a limerick is a silly, funny poem with five lines. Limericks were made famous by Edward Lear, an English author who wrote the "Book of Nonsense" in the ...

Happy National Limerick Day 2016! Today is all about word play and rhymes to celebrate the birthday of English artist and writer Edward Lear. Lear, who was born in 1812, was all about a bit of fun and ...

Nipsey Russell, a stand-up comedian who became a national television personality through his frequent appearances on variety, talk and game shows, died Sunday in New York. He was 80. According to WCBS ...