Two children from the Thames Valley are among five youngsters battling cancer who have inspired a poem about courage by former children's laureate Joseph Coelho. Eight-year-old Lily, from Witney in ...

There’s no question: The pandemic and the nation’s racial reckoning has weighed heavily on students. Much has been written about how they’re struggling. But they’re also finding ways to cope with the ...

I enjoy the periodic notes I receive from my readers; it’s nice to know that someone appreciates my thoughts. Recently I received a question from a reader, “Dr. Joe, I read the poem ‘Thermopylae’ by ...

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