“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

It is just an everyday occurrence for some of us. But few know of it because we do not fuss. So normal that we just take it in stride, And keep our silence to others, because of our pride. Learning to ...

India, Oct. 26 -- "They deny me a womb, but give me a temple. They deny me life, but give me divinity." With these lines, ...

When she was a girl, Lucille Clifton sat on her mother's lap and listened to her recite poetry. Her mother never made it through elementary school, but she knew the power of language, and her poems ...

Sometimes it's hard to put loss into words, but poems about losing a loved one can help you comfort a friend, family member, or acquaintance that has just lost someone close. Poems can also validate ...