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National Poetry Month

  • Life can be awkward. Dinner conversation even more so. Elevator encounters? AWWWK-WAAARD. We at Word of Mouth work hard not to be awkward, but hey... even…
  • We've all felt it before, that cringe when you witness something awkward that you have absolutely no control over. Let's admit it, though, we don't ever…
  • Poetry Out Loud: Hannah Burke
    We're continuing our Poetry Out Loud feature with Hannah Burke, a Junior at Jesse Remington High School. Hannah joined us in studio to recite the poem…
  • Today on Word of Mouth, we're talking about the art of talking. It's not always easy, it's not always fun, but it's often necessary. So how do we avoid…
  • Poetry Out Loud: Frentzen Pakpahan
    Continuing our celebration of the talent from Poetry Out Loud, today we he hear from Frentzen Pakpahan, a sophomore at Dover High School. Pakpahan joined…
  • Crowds are gathering in Boston today to mark the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. Today on Word of Mouth, we remember the victims,…
  • Poetry Out Loud: Aliyah Browne
    Continuing our celebration of the talent from Poetry Out Loud, today we he hear from Aliyah Browne, a junior at John Stark Regional High School. Brown…
  • It's National Poetry Month - but let's face it - verse isn't for everybody. That's why we're celebrating the occasion with a low-stakes challenge that…

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