What do you remember? Which words float to the front of your mind in moments of stillness? Consider the following lines, the beginning of “Ode to Buttoning and Unbuttoning My Shirt,” a poem by Ross ...

“Breathe in gently and deeply through your nose. Exhale slowly and fully through your mouth. Clear your mind and allow your breath to find its natural rhythm.” That’s the instruction for most ...

Greenwich resident, book author and former Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman recently published her 46th book, "Forget-Me-Nots: Poems to Learn by Heart," an anthology of poems designed to be ...

Apart from having a deep appreciation for the prologue to the Alfred, Lord Tennyson poem, “In Memoriam A.H.H.,” I have an even deeper desire to adopt the philosophy of life he presents in those ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Audio By Carbonatix Writers tell of poems they have memorized, would like to memorize, etc. A week ago, I had a column ...

In his head, Dan Knights is thinking "Russia overhears a Bostonian rebel marmoset rashly reply heavily." But he's saying: "468440901224953430146549585. " Knights, a University of Minnesota professor, ...

In a recent study by Cornell researchers, it has been revealed that ChatGPT is capable of memorizing poems, raising ethical concerns about privacy and data usage. The study suggests that the model and ...

I am happy to read that Georgia and Arkansas have reinstated memorization of great poetry and speeches in school, though not without opposition from “modern educators” (“Kids and the Power of the ...