Marshmallow, a miniature therapy horse from Hearts and Hooves Therapy, was a hit with the children at Poway Library’s ...

Nursery rhymes teach children all manner of things using the language of poetry, writes Australian author and researcher ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely ...

Despite intentions to make electricity more affordable for West Virginians, one of the state’s electric utilities believes the legislation could raise customer bills, while the other believes ...

Try to outrun a horse and you’ll likely lose. Despite the persistent myth that our species evolved to chase down prey on the savanna, horses will generally beat even the most elite human ...

I’ve started taking an improvisational comedy class. I guess I’m at the age now where that’s something I’m not only actively seeking out but am also finding myself enjoying. During my ...

Attached to the Statue of Liberty is a bronze plaque inscribed with a poem familiar to many Americans. Written by Emma Lazarus in 1883 and hung inside the statue’s pedestal in 1903, it has long been ...

The mysterious curly coated horses in South America evaded the famed naturalist. But now one couple is forming a herd of their own—and trying to save the species. A genetic mutation causes the ...

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Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds. Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted.

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...