A Canyon Crest Academy junior is headed to a statewide poetry recitation competition for high school students on the strength of her performance of two poems Tuesday night. Sylvie Terjesen, 16, won ...

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Julie Jeatran, a Duluth artist, recited poetry at the Arrowhead Alliance of Artists with Disabilities (AAAWD) opening reception on Monday. AAAWD has a show at the University of Minnesota Duluth's ...

Yohanna Endashaw, a rising junior at Niles West High School from Morton Grove, sees poetry as a way to “talk about the things you’re facing — the stories you need to get out.” That love of reading and ...

Amanda Gorman has a superpower, and it's her voice. While many discovered the 23-year-old's talent when she recited a poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration, Gorman has been strengthening her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A K-8 school in Florida’s Miami-Dade County has prohibited its elementary students from reading several of its library’s books.

A Miami parent’s complaint that the highly lauded poem written and read by young Amanda Gorman at President Biden’s inauguration carries hate messages and serves to “cause confusion and indoctrinate ...