Gwendolyn Brooks grew up in a South Side house full of books and was a poet from an early age, eventually becoming the first ...

In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments ...

Pink Floyd was like “driving away from a dodgy wedding with cans dragging behind the car, rattling all the time” ...

Author Joseph Bruchac shares a poem about a bumblebee and how taking the time to listen to the natural world led him to it.

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Longtime educator and author Laura Robb explains how daily practice with poems helped her granddaughter become a better ...

As a thief entered the house, the phone rang suddenly. The thief picked up the phone and was caught. In prison, his cellmate ...

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.

Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This ...

Confounded by a confusing expression or dream from a patient, I might seemingly shift gears and ask myself, 'What if this ...

The role of Spokane poet laureate asks laureates to, putting it plainly, bring poetry to one and all. To do this, laureates ...

The last thing I expected to do upon reading the first poem in Cornfry (Buckman Publishing, 80 pages, $12), the first ...