Let us start with a little poetry joke, shall we? Q: What did the poet say to Luke Skywalker? A: Metaphors be with you! Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!

Neil Armstrong’s aspirational metaphor of “one giant leap for mankind” captured and encapsulated a once-in-a-planetary-lifetime moment. Visually, that moment is most famously represented by the ...

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. It compares the ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

Are you interested in taking your writing up a notch? Honing the craft often comes with discovery and practice of different ideas and techniques. On Saturday, poet and Cal State Bakersfield educator ...