Nest of Matches, the ingenious and savvy new book by Amie Whittemore, out from Autumn House Press, is full of such negotiations. As a mere reader unacquainted with this superb poet, I cannot say what ...

Spring break has officially dawned for most high school students throughout the Yakima Valley, barely more than two weeks after the spring season itself officially broke on the calendar.

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 ...

Sacramento recognized its poet laureate ahead of the release of his new poetry book, “Unlocked: The Laureate Years.” ...

For National Poetry Month, I’ve curated a playlist of seven songs that represent poetic devices like allusion, irony and rhyme. I call it “the wordplaylist.” Prepare to be taken back to middle school ...

Through this special monthly column in partnership with Real Change, we encourage you to bear witness to the creativity and resilience of systems-impacted young people, who are so often relegated to ...

Benry Juno James ‘25 was inspired to write “dear wormwood,” while doing their homework for an intermediate poetry class last fall. Last week, the poem won the H. MacKnight Black Poetry Prize, an award ...

Haiku can serve as a catalyst for discussion and creativity as students work together to create their own poems.

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s ...

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.