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Watch: Powerful Spoken Word on the Right to Breastfeed

Hollie McNish recites a beautiful and haunting poem about her right to breastfeed her child.

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Amazing Spoken Word Poet Breaks Down Why We Must Push Back Against Society's Definition of Success

Students! How many equations, subjects, dates did you memorize just before an exam never to use again?

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Animation Intermission: Amazing Anti-Bullying Poem Comes to Life

Poet Shane Koyczan enlisted the help of 20 animators from around the globe to collaborate on the "To This Day" Project, creating fluid visuals to acco

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How a Poet Inspired 1,000 People to Become Teachers

In 2000 slam poet Taylor Mali set a goal of inspiring 1,000 people to become teachers. This month, he reached it.

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Submissions: Display Your Poetry

We thought it was time to take a break from texts and emails and write some poetry. Check out these awesome submissions.

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Project: Write a Poem

Let your language take a break from the daily grind and have a moment of glory. For this project, we're writing poetry.

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Intermission: We Dare You to Not Get a Crush on This Poetry Bomber

A Miami artist sneaks around thrift stores and turns used clothes into literary gems. It's poetic vandalism.

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Literacy As a Weapon: Documentary To Be Heard Spotlights Radical Approach to Teaching That Put Bronx Teens on the College Track

The Power Writers program teaches, "If you don’t learn to write your own life story, someone else will write it for you."

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How Do We Break the Pattern of Poor Teaching for Poor Children?

Teaching that encourages creativity and critical thinking is increasingly reserved for affluent children.

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Poetry Slams Spur Student Literacy in the South Bronx

In the birthplace of hip-hop a local nonprofit is teaching a different kind of rhyming: the fine art of the poetry slam.

Best Hate Mail Ever: The Chinese Hate Poem

Fresh from a new online collection of historical documents, an ancient Chinese tradition shows us a better way to send hate mail in 2011.

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Restaurant Reviews That Live Forever

Restaurant reviewers often claim their craft is an art, but is it also the shortcut to undying prose?