When you fall in love, you sort of losing all rationality. So, you have to really think when it comes to writing poetry. Whether you're in a relationship or you're hoping to be in one with someone in ...

Source: https://pixabay.com/en/poetry-poetry-album-old-font-poem-720609/ For years, psychotherapists have suggested poetry as a way to navigate difficult times. This ...

I’m a nonfiction writer who has dabbled in fiction writing over the years. I hope to do more of both, but now I also feel called to write poetry. I enjoy the idea of packing big ideas into small ...

April is Poetry Month, a painful reminder for some, who suffered under English teachers who made them write about the cherry tree wearing white for Eastertide or “The Love Song of J. Alfred Pruneface” ...

University of Westminster provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. For many, this year’s Valentine’s Day will be like no other. If you are spending the day apart from your loved ones, and ...

For the latest "Morning Edition" community poem, Rachel Martin and poet Kwame Alexander ask listeners for poetry submissions. This round, the call-out is for poems in letter, or epistolary, form.

When I first heard a poet would read at Obama’s inauguration, I was driving through Oakland, Calif., kid in the back seat, on my way to a cafe with Wi-Fi and a jungle gym. I had a poem to e-mail to a ...