Studying poetry is not as scary as it seems. To many people who have taken an English class in their lives, poetry can seem ...

When I was at university, I studied archaeology. Archaeology is the study of the physical past. Archaeologists dig. They might find the edge of a pot or a bone and then slowly brush away the dirt and ...

My reaction to the president's chewing his gum in public, especially with foreign dignitaries in China, is to reflect on poetry often recited by my English teacher, Beulah Bratton, of Fort Worth.

English is a tricky language to learn. Native speakers may take this for granted, failing to realize how intricate—and inconsistent—many of its pronunciation rules are. For instance, why do heart, ...

A performance of the poem, 'Praise Song for My Mother', by the poet Grace Nichols, in a beach setting. This is from the BBC series, Poets in Person. This short film will be relevant for teaching ...