The War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain ultimately ended in stalemate, but in the aftermath of one U.S. victory, a poem was penned that would become the new nation’s national anthem.

The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the hardship and struggles of ordinary people.

The youngest inaugural poet in history, Amanda Gorman introduced a new generation to the lyrical power of poetry and became a modern-day icon in the process.

Free Verse Poetry reviews the elements of a free verse poem and composes one of at least five lines about a famous person in history.

🐉🚣‍♀️ Get ready to learn all about the Dragon Boat Festival 端午節 with our latest Talking Flashcards video! In this episode, we'll explore essential vocabulary related to this exciting cultural event. Perfect for kids and language learners...

This video will help students understand and recognize the critical role and difference between mood and tone in word choice in poetry.

“Repetition in Poems” examines the use of repeated lines or phrases in poetry.

Cognitive scientist Victor Ferreira (UC San Diego) describes how the common view that speakers are primarily concerned about being understood by their listeners is, in fact, incorrect.

A video entitled “Poetry Interpretation,” which demonstrates the process of reading a poem to interpret its message.

As a queer Black lawyer, poet and civil rights activist, Pauli Murray understood how our different identities can overlap to create multiple levels of discrimination. Her groundbreaking work in championing equality for all helped change...

If you’ve ever been curious about the reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson, then this lesson is for you! Enjoy a detailed overview of Dickinson’s extraordinary life, her unique poetic style, and contextual influences. We’ve brought...

A close reading of Adrienne Rich's classic poem "Power"

The third video in our series on poetic devices, in this video will look at how poets use line breaks to create meter and music in their poetry. We'll also examine how to write about them as well as a clever usage from early pop-punk music.

Moth - Read by Michael Rosen

Linda Hillringhouse is a self-taught painter who has shown her work at many local museums and galleries throughout the Tri-State area including the Newark and Paterson Museums, the Ben Shahn Center for Visual Arts at William Paterson...

When Ian Manuel was 13 years old, he was directed by some older juvenile boys to participate in an armed robbery. During the botched robbery attempt, a Tampa, FL woman (Debbie Baigrie) suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound. When Ian later...

Donna Marie Merritt is the author of seven books of poetry . . . Bible Poems for Reflection and Response (2020), No Winter Maintenance: Pass at Your Own Risk (2017), We Walk Together (2015), Her House and Other Poems, (2013), What’s...

Pushcart prize winning poet, translator and professor Ravi Shankar has published, edited or has forthcoming over 15 books, including the Muse India award-winning translations of 9th century Tamil poet/saint, Andal, 'The Autobiography of...

Frank O'Hara is best known for his poetry, but in this Art Cooking we explore his life as a poet as well as an art curator at MoMA.

Reginald Dwayne Betts is a Ph.D. in Law candidate at Yale. His major research interests are administrative law, criminal law, empirical legal studies, and law and literature. He holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland and a J.D....

Pat Mottola teaches Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University, where she earned both an M.S. in Art Education and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. She also teaches art and poetry to senior citizens throughout Connecticut....

Edwina Trentham is a Professor of English at Asnuntuck Community College, where she is also the Editor of Freshwater, a national poetry journal, which celebrated its Tenth Anniversary in May 2009. She has published poetry in a variety of...

Vivian Shipley is the author of several books of poetry, including All of Your Messages Have Been Erased (Southeastern Louisiana University Press, 2010), Greatest Hits: 1974–2010 (Pudding House Press, 2010), and Hardboot: Poems, New &...

Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz is an award-winning Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on racial literacy in teacher education, Black girl literacies, and Black and Latinx male high school...