Some flowers are red; some flowers are blue. We have funny roses-are-red poems to share with your entire crew. Roses are red, violets are blue; we love us some funny poems, how about you?

Children’s librarian Samantha Merigold’s sons, “junior bunnies” Clark, 10, and Flynn, 7, shared jokes with the crowd to go accompany a reading of Forbes' poem "Funny Bunny." The event drew ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

One of SABC’s Afrikaans shows, Voetspore, could soon face the axe. Picture: Supplied. State broadcaster SABC doesn’t seem to have a vendetta against the Afrikaans language – but is so broke ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

In her poems, short stories and surgical knife-sharp reviews for ... Reading these very different, very funny books boosted ...