The poem is written in the form of paternal advice to the poet's son, John. If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;If you can trust yourself when all men ...

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son! The preceding article is from one of our external contributors. It does not represent the opinion of ...

Then the poem exclaims, “Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, / And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!” “If–” by Rudyard Kipling was recently voted “the most beloved poem in Great ...

One of the great joys of life, as many parents can attest, is reading to one’s children. Entered upon with imaginative openness and sensitivity, and provided the book is good, this shared experience ...

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!