There are many reasons why poems serve as good reading material for children, which is why we created a list of funny poems for children. Those reasons include the fact that poetry helps develop a ...

It always feels good to see a poet rescued from oblivion. Michael Benedikt (1935-2007), a prominent figure in the poetry scene of the 1960s and 70s, was not exactly an important poet, but he was — and ...

Funny poems are tough to pull off. I’m not talking here about poems with humor in them; almost every good poem has at least one funny thing smuggled inside it. No, I mean poems with punch lines, poems ...

We've all been in that unfortunate spot: Between a creep at the party and the wall. But now, thanks to feminist poet Desireé Dallagiacomo, we get out of it. How? Spew a drop-off line ... or two. In ...

Leave it to Twitter to butcher one of the most tried and true poems attached to Valentine’s Day. “Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.” So goes the rhyme that feels about ...

Dolly Parton is adding poetry to the list of her artistic endeavors. The country superstar turned to social media on Thursday (April 9) to recite a new poem that she has written about being ...

When we were both young and unknown poets, Patricia Lockwood had a blog with the tagline “Poems Are Jokes.” For years, this phrase has come back to me, when I hear an especially poetic joke or read an ...

Samuel L. Jackson appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Tuesday night. The MCU star streamed in from the comfort of his screening room at home. During his conversation with Jimmy Kimmel, he shared a new ...