The Heritage Foundation

Georgia, Arkansas Revive Old-School Teaching Method: Poetry Recitation. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

In his rousing keynote address at The Heritage Foundation’s 50 th anniversary gala last month, then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson offered an unexpected piece of advice: “Don’t throw away your hard-copy ...
USA Today

Clip shows artist lip-syncing Gaza poem, not journalist reciting it at Oscars | Fact check

A March 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video of a person reciting an open letter to children in Gaza and celebrities' supposed reactions to the speech. “American journalist ...
The New York Times

The Morning Ritual That Helps Me Resist the Algorithm

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.
Post and Courier

Charleston's poet laureate reading a poem a day on social media for National Poetry Month

The city of Charleston's standing poet laureate is celebrating National Poetry Month, which falls during April, by reciting a poem every day of the month via a video on social media. The videos ...
Salon

What’s with all the viral poems? Why we turn to verse in a time of war

The first day Vladimir Putin sent troops to invade Ukraine, actor AnnaLynne McCord thrust herself onto the internet stage by reciting a poem she had written addressed to the Russian President. With ...