To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.

Shape poems are sometimes called concrete poems. They’re a bit like making art out of words. By thinking about your experiences and emotions, there is no end to the types of poems you can create.

W. J. Lofton’s captivating and lyrical new poetry collection, boy maybe, encompasses his Southern upbringing as well as his experiences with being Black and queer. The Chicago-born, Alabama-raised ...