It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Two events explore and showcase poetry to celebrate National Poetry Month, Versified: Rated Poetry and Speak Poetry Festival. On April 25, starting at 6:30 p.m., Poetic X’s ...

As a student attending Cornwall College in Montego Bay, St James, Ayetian often wrote poetry as a means of entertaining his peers. However, upon the recommendation of one of his teachers ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Listen: Anne Enright and Paul Muldoon talk poetry and prose A poem is much the same. You might read your own ...

April is recognized as National Poetry Month, a time dedicated to celebrating poetry and its impact on culture, communication and communities. At Cornell, this month is marked by a wide range of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Literary Cleveland, the nonprofit organization and creative writing center working to elevate local writers and their work, is bringing back their Cleveland Poetry Festival.

By Tas Tobey Tas Tobey is on the staff of the Book Review and is studying poetry in the M.F.A. program at the City College of New York. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our ...

Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Share A self-described “numbers guy,” Bears coach Ben Johnson decided to give poetry a try. He stood at a podium in front of about 100 guests Tuesday at the Brian ...

The translator who has translated into French the latest collection of poems by the late US civil rights icon Maya Angelou has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the pressure of getting it right.

It’s called “Doggerel” for a reason: “These are poems that speak to everyone, that pun and riff and make fun of themselves a bit as they reveal something about the world.” Credit ...

It is a time when the flowers begin to bloom and kittens are born. Below are some of my favorite poems about spring and joy and the innocence and beauty of childhood. “Spring” by William Blake ...