A lyric ballad for the children of nowhere ... FM radio waves, rivers. Write a poem about a young person armed not with a fist or a gun, but an idea. An idea that could free us all.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Himmelman about his new collection of illustrated poems for children, "The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds." ...

Last month, we asked for poems about home and received more than 20 submissions. Thank you to everyone who sent us a poem – we know each one was written from the heart. Browse through the five ...

Five English football teams are commissioning official poems for their clubs as part of a scheme to encourage youth literacy.