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Reciting a poem or play, by synchronizing breath and heart rate to verse, has been found to reduce stress and relax the mind.

In my 40 years of attending to critically ill and injured children, running to innumerable “code blue” events, watching vital sign monitors for over 30,000 hours, and updating or consoling parents ...

In his rousing keynote address at The Heritage Foundation’s 50 th anniversary gala last month, then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson offered an unexpected piece of advice: “Don’t throw away your hard-copy ...

Mar. 23—As Wica-ta-wi Hoksina Brown inhabits the poem that won him the state Poetry Out Loud championship, he does so carefully, his voice almost conversational at first, then growing in strength and ...

The secret to a good poetry recitation is subtly conveying the right emotions, at least according to Marshall School senior David Kamper. “That’s what you’re doing when you’re reciting poetry, you’re ...

Yohanna Endashaw, a rising junior at Niles West High School from Morton Grove, sees poetry as a way to “talk about the things you’re facing — the stories you need to get out.” That love of reading and ...

JHS Poetry Out Loud winners: first place, McKenna Schneider, second place Abrielle Monaghan and third place, Siena DeAngelo with Public Speaking teacher, Barbi Price. Submitted Photo Jamestown High ...

BLUE HILL, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Arts Commission has named a George Stevens senior Sofya Lantratova its “Poetry Out Loud” State Champion, the first such honor for a student from the school. She’s ...

A shared love of reading, writing and reciting poetry united students, teachers and an alumni of Zachary High School for National Poetry Month in April. The second annual Poetry Slam held April 17 in ...

Her prize comes with a $20,000 award. This fall, Megosha is beginning college at Columbia University in New York City, where she has a full-ride scholarship. She plans to major in biochemistry, with a ...