Last month, we asked NPR readers what poetry means to them. We received nearly 500 responses, from lifelong poetry fans to those who have only recently come to enjoy the genre. From sparking the ...

“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

Humble High School Theater teacher, Brandy Rood, endured many hardships during her youth. Rood knows a caring mentor can make a lasting impact that helps shape a person’s path throughout their lives. ...