If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would look something like this: “Goodnight Moon,” “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.” For many of us poetry ...

You can take a poem with you anywhere, but knowing its origins can help make it yours. Practice by playing our poetry emoji ...

A visionary writer, Blake begins by addressing living being within the natural world in such works as “Ah, Sunflower” or “The Tyger” — before taking each of those poems in unexpected ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

Following a trip to Norway, Zeliff shared writing inspired by the trip to her Instagram account.

"This amazing sight was hard ... of Chinese poems out there, and the fact that every poet had such a different style," says Mei. "We had to figure out how accurate the poets were being.

Many of them didn’t know they could write poetry. Some of the students ... I’ve been a salesman for my whole life,” Martinez said. “I am used to being told ‘no’ to my face, so I ...

As she belted the lyrics, tears streamed down her face. “l’m on a human journey playing the game of life with an audience of many and sometimes I fall but… I get back up and go on and ...