August-borns are full of confident pride and self-renewal. Angelou's poem mirrors your strong soul, whether you're a ...

A fun poem number 5 on our list of classic poems for children to memorize, about two little kittens who are fighting over one mouse. But after being thrown out into snow by their owner, they realize ...

Photograph by Matzei/Wikimedia Commons. At this time of year Slate has in the past presented classic poems about Christmas and New Year's Day. For 2012, here is a poem set at, and in some sense about, ...

Thanks to her books of poems and her Instagram posts, Rupi Kaur is one of the most famous poets alive. However, she wasn’t always a fan of poetry. Here’s a look at her favorite book of poems and how ...

Photograph via Alvin Langdon Coburn/Wikipedia. As a Classic Poem suitable for Valentine's Day, here is a vivid one about crazy, driven love. Love and insanity have a long association. Expressions like ...

Thoughts In Night Quiet, the old chestnut about homesickness by Tang poet Li Bai, is a simple classical Chinese poem I have known by heart most of my life. It must be the best-known string of 20 words ...

Chinese classic poetry often discusses the beauty of nature or the benefits of a simple life. (Pixabay pic) When they are children, most Malaysians are taught the standard nursery rhymes and songs ...