HAGERSTOWN -- Crystal Brown's devotion to poetry took her into the war zone. Now she brings her poetry, stories and writing lessons to area children. It was a slightly overcast summer day, and kids ...

As a young conservatory student in 1993, I was talking with a classmate. He told me that his teacher, a prominent trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic, would begin each weekly lesson by having ...

Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller. Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller.

As a young conservatory student in 1993, I was talking with a classmate. He told me that his teacher, a prominent trumpet player in the New York Philharmonic, would begin each weekly lesson by having ...

Children’s author and poet Laura Mucha has teamed up with National Poetry Day to attempt a Guinness World Records title for giving the largest poetry lesson, with more than 200,000 children from 1,200 ...