Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.

Watch Ian McMillan's tips on writing poems for special occasions Pre-school fun in a magical world of poetry. Tips and advice for budding slam poets and writers. The BBC is not responsible for the ...

This is a poem about childhood and adulthood. The city is never identified and Rumens keeps it mysteriously unknown. In this way, it can stand for any place that anyone once loved. As we age we ...

"However, what many may not realize is how heavy the toll is on children and future generations. Here, a collection of art and poems about the climate crisis written by children around the world.

The author and poet Michael Rosen introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The space on the page The 'space' is a ‘friend’ to whom Michael Rosen can tell anything.

It looks at the woods, the water, the oil rigs, and the men who work them all have a powerful effect on the speaker from childhood through adulthood. Fuller’s poems examine the weight of a ...