Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...

It's not easy expressing your adoration for the woman in your life. Select some love poems for her and tell her how you really feel. Heartfelt love poems for her Love languages may vary from one ...

Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.

Peggy Shumaker, a stalwart supporter of Alaska writers and the larger arts community, is a professor emerita from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a former Alaska writer laureate. Author of nine ...

Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work ... you will become. It also might be what survives you and your circumstances. This poem is ...

She was into sadness … for reasons. The point is, your description of how you feel, with specifics, is like a poem. “I want to love you. I shudder when you say you love me because I am scared ...