Today, we help you pay attention to the sound and feel of this week’s poem. Play our game to see how much you’ve already ...

Bliss and loss go together. This is an old idea in poetry. “Recuerdo” can be classified as an aubade — from “aube,” the ...

Reading and writing poetry, which is anchored in patterns of words, images, sounds and forms, is particularly well suited for ...

From the late Michael Rothenberg with his 100 Thousand Poets for Change, to more recently, Katee Tully’s always-crowded Word ...

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

Wisconsin Public Radio As Wausau celebrates National Poetry Month, Tiffany Rodriguez-Lee is using her platform as the city’s ...

At eight years old, Kai Diata wrote their first poem. Now, at 19, they are New York City’s Youth Poet Laureate.

In this poem, McGinnes explores the themes of beauty and ugliness in Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eyes," using only words from the novel itself.

At 84, the former US Poet Laureate isn’t quite sure how he feels about his decision to retire. But he’s thankful for the ...

Brion K Hanks, known for his expressive and compassionate voice, brings decades of creative exploration to this masterwork.

Willie Nelson's songwriting journey has been a longtime in the making, and it stared when he wrote his first poem at just six ...

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently declared autism a national “ epidemic ,” calling ...