According to T.S. Eliot, “April is the cruelest month.” That is certainly the most well-known line from his poem The Wasteland. It is one of those quotes many people have heard even if they haven’t ...

For a week of poetry about the month of April — which began on Monday with the General Prologue to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and ends on Friday with the first part of T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” — ...

While April 1 is usually associated with good-spirited trickery and the early signs of spring, it also marks the beginning of National Poetry Month. Introduced by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 ...

Assistant English Professor Bob Hicok wrote five poems recently published in the September/October issue of American Poetry Review. One in particular describes his guilt for not doing more to prevent ...

The end of March means April showers followed by warmer temperatures, blooming flowers, clear skies, and other picturesque images from nature. Throughout the years, April has served as a major source ...

Poetry and social media join forces in April, as Tell Me More celebrates National Poetry Month with the Muses and Metaphor series. We'll feature poems exchanged via Twitter by NPR fans — always in 140 ...

Birthstone: The Diamond, calendar month four. A beautiful crystal, we all adore. Representing strength, clarity and enduring love. The Diamond is a lovely gift from above. Major League Baseball season ...

Nina was a breaking news reporter. She previously worked at Business Insider, The Boston Globe, and Boston.com. With the start of the month come April Fool's jokes and sayings about April showers ...