Benjamin Giroux's goal when writing his poem was to have society understand that being odd is different, and different is a good thing.

Did a Meth-Addicted Teen Write This Poem? "I am Meth" takes the form of an ode penned by or about an adolescent who paid the ultimate price for her choices.

Benjamin Giroux wrote the poem, “I Am Odd, I Am New,” about living with autism and embracing who you are.

Morning Edition's resident poet Kwame Alexander compiled your poems inspired by memories of home, and the final crowdsourced poem is full of rich details of where you're from.

‘I Am the Bridge’: How a poem being presented at an African cultural event in Arvada was created by 50 people from different ethnicities and cultures ...

A 2016 poem emerged soon after 17-year-old Antwon Rose was shot and killed by a police officer in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than two weeks ago. Titled “I AM NOT WHAT YOU THINK!”, the ...

For two years, Antwon Rose’s poem lived in his 10th grade English teacher’s electronic grade book, largely forgotten. After he was shot dead by police, she found it again.

As thousands of people mourn Muhammad Ali at his funeral in Louisville, Ky., NPR remembers his 1963 poem, "I Am The Greatest." ...

What Langston Hughes’ Powerful Poem “I, Too” Tells Us About America’s Past and Present Smithsonian historian David Ward reflects on the work of Langston Hughes ...