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The time has come! Today we launch The Telegraph’s fifth annual poetry competition, and the theme this year is – a drumroll, ...

The theme of this year’s contest is ‘Time’ – a subject tackled by everyone from Emily Dickinson to Simon Armitage ...

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Author of more than 25 books, she was a born confessor and performer whom fans came to know well from her work, her readings ...

Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ finding tomorrow ” by m.s. RedCherries. What do you notice about the poem? Note ...

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New painting drop! This one is titled, “Secret Garden.” If you want to read the poetry I wrote for h ...

Nikki Giovanni, a prominent poet, civil rights activist and educator, has died at 81. 'We will forever be grateful for the ...