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Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, made history when she received the prestigious title of U.S. poet laureate.

American writer, journalist, and feminist Dorothy Thompson in London in 1941

After this crusading reporter was kicked out of Germany, she continued her anti-Nazi coverage at home.

Like square caps and billowing gowns, Dr. Seuss's 'Oh, the Places You’ll Go!' has become synonymous with graduation ceremonies.

After a long absence from many classrooms in the state, cursive writing will be mandatory in Texas public elementary schools starting next year.

One writer who took the survey called T.S. Eliot the worst living English poet and worst living literary critic. Ouch.

Al Ravenna, Library of Congress New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection // Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Theodor Seuss Geisel—who you probably know better by his pen name, Doctor Seuss—came into the world on March 2, 1904. In the more than 100 years since, he has changed it for the better for readers all over the planet.

Trail sign at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

Jeremy Shellhorn got the idea to turn the lettering into a font as the designer-in-residence for Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

By Carl Van Vechten // Library of Congress // Public Domain // Wikimedia Commons

“I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go,” is just one of Langston Hughes's most memorable quotes.

Even handwriting scholars can't read all scripts.

For decades, linguists have been able to use the quirks of written texts to pinpoint the author. The process, called stylometric analysis or stylometry, has dozens of legal and academic applications.

Mathew Brady, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

You can quote 'The Raven.' But how well do you know Edgar Allan Poe's quirky sense of humor and code-cracking abilities?

Writers often turn to a thesaurus to diversify their vocabulary and add nuance to their prose. But looking up synonyms and antonyms in a thesaurus can help anyone—writer or not—find the most vivid, incisive words to communicate thoughts and ideas.

And he helped local writers at the same time.

What a difference a reshoot makes.

Following this tip may be the easiest way to improve your writing.

There are various interpretations of the relationship at the center of the Shel Silverstein classic—not all of them positive.

The author is talking about the books, which may or may not end the same way as the HBO series.

“Leia follows me like a vague smell.”

Think a post-job interview thank you note has gone the way of calling cards and phone books? Think again.

They write for the parents, too.

Recent handwriting trends have taken a turn.

The next book in the 'A Song of Fire and Ice' series has been a tough one for the author.

The Nobel Prize-winning poet, who escaped the Holocaust, is the subject of today's Google Doodle.

"I seemed to have him kidnapped and killed for no good reason."

Joy Harjo Named First Native American Poet Laureate

Dorothy Thompson, the Journalist Who Warned the World About Adolf Hitler

10 Facts About Dr. Seuss’s Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

Texas Is the Latest State to Bring Cursive Writing Back to Its School Curriculums

Virginia Woolf Calls D.H. Lawrence and James Joyce 'Overrated' in Newly Unearthed 1923 Survey

35 Surprising Facts About Dr. Seuss

The Iconic National Parks Typeface Has Been Digitized—and It's Free to Download

20 Inspiring Quotes from Langston Hughes

9 Handy Facts About the History of Handwriting

Can You Tell an Author’s Identity By Looking at Punctuation Alone? A Study Just Found Out.

5 Facts About Edgar Allan Poe

10 Fascinating Facts About the Thesaurus for National Thesaurus Day

Stephen King Just Stopped a Maine Newspaper From Cutting Its Freelance Book Reviews

How One Edited Line of Dialogue Totally Changed Black Panther's Ending

If You Want to Be a More Effective Writer, Stop Using Utilize and These Other 12 Words

7 Surprising Facts About The Giving Tree

George RR Martin Says Some Game of Thrones Fans Have Correctly Guessed How It Ends

30 Memorable Quotes from Carrie Fisher

7 Smart Tips for Writing a Proper—and Professional—Thank You Note

11 Secrets of Children’s Book Authors

Ohio Is the Latest State to Reinstate Cursive in the Classroom

George RR Martin Swears He'll Finish The Winds of Winter—He Just Won't Say When

6 Fast Facts About Nelly Sachs

The One Harry Potter Character JK Rowling Regrets Killing Off