If you have been keeping your eyes peeled and your ears open recently you may have heard that the government is launching a new campaign to get kids to learn poems by heart. Yes, you heard me. When ...

SINGAPORE: Have you spotted poetry splashed across the train during your morning commute? More than a hundred poems by Singapore writers are now featured on some SMRT trains and stations on the Circle ...

I am in genuine awe of John Basinger, who has learned the whole of Paradise Lost by heart – all 12 books, 10,565 lines and 60,000-odd words. He completed his feat in 2001 and can still recite it today ...

There’s no rhyme or reason why we shouldn’t be able to quote a few lines of uplifting verse when the mood or occasion inspires us. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, ...

Wayne Lin feels most alive when writing poetry. Originally from Taiwan, Lin came to the United States in 1970 as a graduate student. Decades later, after raising three children, welcoming eight ...

Caroline Kennedy's latest book comes with an agenda: to encourage a return to poetic memorization and recitation that both families and schools once considered routine. In Poems to Learn by Heart, ...

Personality development is not a new concept. It has been in existence for 400 years — not merely in the form of books and texts, but delivered through poems. To promote the significance of poems and ...

Classical Chinese poetry, as an indispensable part of China′s national culture, provides valuable resources for improving literary literacy and fostering patriotism among primary and secondary school ...