another great figure in American poetry, challenges the idea that life is simply a precursor to death. Life is short, and ...

It’s one of those classic short poems about life that can change the way you think. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people. One of America’s most famous poets, Langston Hughes was a key ...

Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form ...

This is a short poem with immeasurable depth ... Essentially a declaration of his refusal to let this handicap ruin his life, the full poem says in bold words that you, and only you, are in ...

I live with my wife, Sandy, in Springfield, where it is my pleasure to host "Poetry from Daily Life." Since starting the column in November 2023, a growing number of wonderfully talented guests ...

Short poems are especially good for this, because young people have less time. (Not less free time, just less time — when your life is small, a poem takes up more of your total life.) ...

Where do poems come from? I’m asked that question a lot. Where do you get your ideas? Where do poems come from? After my school assembly programs, I like to allow time for students and teachers ...

His new collection of short poems is called "Musical Tables," and ... He or she says something profound and musical about life and death. And then, the door closes. It's sort of like, who was ...

It wasn’t until the time he had decorated the interior panels of our front door with red cloud-like shapes that I recalled a poetry reading where I heard Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Sharon Olds ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Heidi Mordhorst, who lives in Silver Spring, Maryland — a short bike ride from Washington, D.C. Heidi began writing poems early in childhood and ...