F or Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher, poetry was simply writing that “fails” to reach the end of the line. For W.H. Auden, a ...

The book features 17 poems, most of which Arline ... She said: “We used to play rhyming games at Christmas. We would all start with a line and then each of us would have to write a line that rhymed ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with ...

Part of her remit is to extol the virtues of public transport, as well to inspire children and young people to write poetry.

MI5 has released a special version of the festive poem The night before Christmas, read by actor Gary Oldman. In the voice over, Oldman reprises the role of his Slow Horses character Jackson Lamb ...

Editor’s Note: Clement Clarke Moore (1779 – 1863) wrote the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” also known as “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” in 1822. It is believed that a family ...

FARGO — For more than 200 years, people have been enjoying the melodic rhyming and nostalgic memories associated with Clement C. Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas." For almost half ...

A new tradition and my Christmas gift to you, a poem I wrote for a year in review. Ring, ring, ring-a-ling. We’ve got some rhymes to sling. The prose can wait. All fun, no hate. Let’s try our ...

Maybe its appeal lies in its sing-song rhymes, so easy for both children ... (The story behind Christmas cookies.) Regardless, the poem is still one of the most widely read American poems of ...

Moore allegedly wrote the Christmas poem on Dec. 24 ... he then shared these rhyming couplets to entertain his young kids that evening. The holiday classic isn’t without controversy, though ...

And apparently old Christmas cards are like that ... with Santa holding a man at gunpoint and robbing him next to a poem that rhymes. Rykoff Collection / Getty Images 3.Or this one from 1952 ...