Enzo Meliendre was not on Nantucket long before his wife, Nantucket native Ingrid Feeney, went into labor with their daughter ...

Sound familiar? It seems like every popular children’s book that we check out at the library or purchase at a bookstore — especially those written for our youngest of readers — always contains ...

My Front Porch Republic friend James Matthew Wilson has a new book of poetry coming out in November, called The Violent And The Fallen. I’ve seen the poems, and they’re terrific. I am not much of a ...

This Saturday, students in first through eighth grades will share poems they memorized during the 25th annual Eleanor Hendricks Countywide Poetry Recitation for Children. The free event, set for 2 p.m ...

Bilingual poetry helps children learn a second language and encourages their imagination, says Francisco Alarcón, poet, educator and director of the Teaching of Spanish to Native Speakers Program at ...

Kenn Nesbitt has been named the new Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation, for a two-year tenure. Nesbitt, who lives with his family in Spokane, Wash. – will serve as an advisor on ...

UNICEF announces poet and activist Amanda Gorman as its newest ambassador, ahead of the 2025 UNICEF Gala on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Behind closed doors, Colin Matthew Boyle was a twisted predator who sexually assaulted children and took photos and videos of them — with the help of his wife. He admitted to this in a plea deal and ...

MY daughter is eight. When she was one, I began reading aloud to her the greatest imaginative poetry available. With as much expression as if I were reading to a grown person, I went over and over ...