Decades ago, my friend Caetlin received a peculiar assignment from the poet Robert L. Hass, who was then her undergraduate literature professor. He instructed each student to memorize three poems of ...

With the New Year of 2024 on the horizon, many Americans are already considering their New Year's resolutions. Some people want to practice healthier habits in the New Year or spend more time with ...

Caroline Kennedy's latest book comes with an agenda: to encourage a return to poetic memorization and recitation that both families and schools once considered routine. In Poems to Learn by Heart, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We couldn’t wait to see The Hobbit performed live at a small theater in our city. Avid fantasy readers, my partner and I were curious to ...

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.

A month before COVID struck, I took a course in writing poetry. I chose poetry for the same reason I might have chosen opera ...

Parents often push their children to perform better than others. The marks obtained by the topper of the class are the parameters against which parents judge their kids. In this rat race, both parents ...

Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu, I had a question regarding surahs. I happen to dislike a surah (for example, I try to run away from memorizing it or reading it) and then there are other ...

Courtney is a writer for Collider. She graduated from William Paterson University with a Bachelor's Degree in English Writing. During her time there, Courtney joined an Honors Writing Fraternity.

When you're acting in a soap opera, the task of memorizing lines is paramount, and the circumstances are challenging. You may be shooting multiple scenes per day. You'll "block and shoot" — that is, ...