Swanson started writing poetry when she was in her early 20s and wrote a book of poems, “Spirit Within,” which she ...

Didn't we all wonder how poets manage to capture complex human emotions so effortlessly, finding the right words in perfect ...

Poet-turned-entrepreneur Stephanie Pruitt-Gaines shares strategies to help you heal from burnout by reconnecting to the creative outlets that once fueled you.

Illinois poet laureate Angela Jackson will visit Springfield over five days in March as part of a week of programs honoring the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud, according to Springfield Area Arts ...

We caught up with Zimbabwe-born Presley Pfereka about bucket list port stops, being apart from her daughters, and writing ...

Write an ode to misfits. A poem of praise for those who don’t belong here or there. A lyric ballad for the children of ...

John Lennon wrote a book in 1964 that would serve as a sort of foreshadowing to the Beatles' late-1960s psychedelic era.

February is National Haiku Writing Month. The website nahaiwrimo.com urges us to write one haiku a day for the month of February. "Why February? Because it’s the shortest month, for the world’s ...

Poems can promote understanding by taking us behind enemy lines. Threatening to boycott anyone's art or literature will only ...

Steven Duong is a fiction writer and poet from San Diego, California. His short fiction has made an appearance in The ...

The inaugural Ginny Soldner Poetry Collaborative, an initiative of Soldner Center for Arts and Innovation, will host A Year ...