Life is short, and it’s better to live in the present and make your mark. If you read the full poem, you’ll see these sentiments again and again: “Act,—act in the living Present!” ...

Beyond poetry, Hughes wrote novels like 1930’s Not Without Laughter, short stories ... The 20-line poem traces a mother’s ...

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.