Looking back at her first poems (including this one), she likened their careful rhymes and regular meters to “asbestos gloves” insulating her from “materials I couldn’t pick up barehanded ...

Many readers shared their love for "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop. Melissa McNabb of Michigan said it was the first poem that made her gasp aloud when reading it.

His poem Love In Their Little Veins Inspires is about the seasonal nature of love in birds. Nicholas Rowe (1674-1718) Poet Laureate from 1715-18. ... He published his first poem The Little Boys and ...

In their first poem, “Only Hope,” they reflect on being trans “under a fascist government,” remind the audience that “we have tried hate before,” and resolve to meet even those who ...

One of the biggest event draws is their Fruity Poetry Night. It started small, but has been growing by numbers, with lines winding around the block outside venue spaces like Afternoons Studio, in ...

As the city’s first poet laureate, she hopes to help Greenvillians to tell their own stories. “I do think that is how we connect — through stories,” Redmond said. “Nothing gets us more ...

Student competitors master poems from across eras and styles, working on their physical presence, voice, articulation, accuracy, and above all, interpretation. To advance to the finals, they first ...