St. Joseph High School juniors in English teacher Alicia Yrle’s class recently wrote extended metaphor poems as part of an assignment related to the poem “Huswifery “ by Edward Taylor.
On one level, “We Did OK, Kid” charts a conventional path from obscurity to celebrity. Yet this story is more concerned with ...
Leonard Adams, a senior at UT studying English, uses his poetry to reflect on his time spent serving the country in the ...
It’s well-documented that all Americans—not just kids—are reading less in their leisure time than in decades past. The share ...
Kenyans on social media have expressed disdain over a poem by PP2 pupils criticising parents for spending on social media ...
As a dad of three beautiful and bright children, I’m always amazed when I hear one of them say a new word. Whether it’s their first “dadda” or “momma” or something more sophisticated, it’s always a ...
There are memories from childhood that shape who we become, that linger quietly in the corners of our minds and influence our relationship with language, culture and education. For me, one such memory ...
It is a sordid tale of greed and lax governance that allowed Indian cough syrups to be sold freely after some of their formulations came under a cloud almost three years ago with multiple deaths of ...