Emily Dickinson appears once again on our list of poems about life, this time with words that conjure the image of a bird.

It’s one of those classic short poems about life that can change the way you ... “Boats Sail on the Rivers” cleverly suggests that nature’s work is far more impressive than anything ...

Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

It is about the beauty of nature and solace in walking among the trees and hills. There is an underlying sense of peace in the face of death and the struggles of life. Swanson’s latest book of poetry, ...

He says that poetry offers an “invitation back into the world,” to confront the difficult and to help grapple with life both speakable and unspeakable while finding joy in the process. Whyte ...