I'm joined now by MORNING EDITION's poet in residence, Kwame Alexander. Hey, Kwame. KWAME ALEXANDER, BYLINE: Hey, Rachel. Rachel Martin, I got a question for you. MARTIN: OK. ALEXANDER: What did the ...
What would an acorn write to an oak tree? Or a coat to her button? A child to his toes? A pebble to the river? Dear Acorn, ...
How do you let the people you care about know they’re important to you? Oscar Sarmiento, of Potsdam, wrote a poem for an old family friend and shared it with NCPR. Sarmiento talked with Northern Light ...
Jacob Folger spent 13 years of his life homeless, starting when he left home at 14 to escape a violent father. He joined the ...
The eight justices of the Supreme Court, as well as two retired justices, paid tribute to their late colleague Ruth Bader Ginsburg, calling her a “hero,” “a rock of righteousness,” and “a cherished ...
"I adore this lady with every feeling," said Princess Beatrice in the poem, which was revealed on the Michael McIntyre's Big Show on Saturday Princess Beatrice penned a heartfelt poem to her “dearest ...
For the latest "Morning Edition" community poem, Rachel Martin and poet Kwame Alexander ask listeners for poetry submissions. This round, the call-out is for poems in letter, or epistolary, form.