Life is a barren field. Frozen with snow. A key figure of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, Langston Hughes wrote about ...

You know the saying "kids say the darnedest things?" As author Matt Forrest Esenwine explains, they write some pretty wild poems, too.

30 Poems About Life That Will Change How You See the World. 41 Inspiring Happiness Quotes to Brighten Your Day. 30 Short Poems That'll Help You Read More Poetry This Year.

John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest collection, “Cemeteries and Galaxies,” are full ...

Mary Margaret Hughes, who got her start in classrooms and on stages in Springfield, writes about how creativity and ...

Here's how to help the poemless: go to the poetry shelves in the children’s section of your local library. Grab a book by ...

Poetry Finds New Life In New Places For years, critics have argued about whether poetry still holds a place on this country's literary table.

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Alan Katz, who lives in Milford, Connecticut. Alan says, “I’ve been writing since Miss Gordon showed me the alphabet in kindergarten. But I’ve ...

This poem is about Aunt Jennifer’s constrained life and eventual death, but it’s also about her liberation and her immortality. Its ending is tragic and triumphant.

The stage lights illuminate his white beard as he recites poetry about life on the ranch. He draws laughs from the crowd with his poem “Not the Best of Days,” filled with a series of comical ...