You can write rhyming poems by using pairs or groups of words that use the same sounds. This is called a rhyme scheme. Watch the following clip to learn how rhyme schemes work and to see an example.

Spoken word poetry is very popular and there are a number of well-known spoken word poets. As well as winning poetry awards, spoken word poet Kae Tempest has also been nominated for music awards ...

It was the morning of Feb. 14, 2005, and Angela Hunt walked down the sidewalk heading to the staff door of the Chaska Library, where she is a librarian. “I was due at 9:45 a.m. to open,” Hunt ...

Based on his 2017 short collection of poems The Broken Men Chapbook, Word N Sound co-founder and poet Thabiso Mohare aimed to ...

That’s the power of a good poem — it carries something (or someone) forward to be shared by all. In the words of Texas Laureate Amanda Johnston, “Poetry is for the people.” You can ...

A POEM in English and Guernesiais can now be read by those who walk up the Clarence Battery steps. Written by Chloe Gallie, ...

Words That Burn challenges you to explore and take action for human rights through poetry. Secondary Schools can explore human rights through poetry, with free educational resources designed to help ...

Watch the celebrated actress recite Maria Woodford’s ‘elegy for a nissan micra’ which came out on top in this year’s time-themed contest ...

April is National Poetry Month and the library has two boards ready for your creativity. Stop by the library and create a poem or add to a poem someone else has started all month long. Can you ...