Despite my educational success as a writer, my parents were unsure how I would build a professional career with an English ...

If you’ve ever talked about “the birds and the bees” or referenced “the best laid plans of mice and men,” then you’ve inadvertently quoted some of the English language’s most famous poets.

It was a worldwide revolution of technique and delight which robustly punctuated the equilibrium of evolution. In the blink of an eye the land bloomed with a spectrum of brilliant color where before ...

Atlanta is home to some of the most accomplished and celebrated poets in the country. To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve rounded up 13 collections by Atlanta poets.

Words and stories have a powerful effect for people, Nick Northrup said. That was part of the reason it was impressive to see southwest Minnesota youth sharing their writing, he said. “That you are ...

Of all life’s mysteries, none is more unfathomable than friendship and love. While overlapping interests often draw us to others, it is equally true that dissimilar tastes and traits are not obstacles ...

Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch," "The early bird catches the worm" — these and other proverbs are poems ...

For readers who have felt isolated, disconnected, and alone, sometimes processing those feelings through poetic expression can unlock new pathways of self-discovery and empowerment. In a new poetry ...

For National Poetry Month, we talk with Richard Blanco, whose “One Today” poem was read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration ...