"People are taught that the way to engage with a poem is by trying to understand it, master it and write an essay about it," says Choi. "That keeps us from developing personal relationships with ...

To introduce students to close reading poetry and using writing to understand reading; to prepare them to write a 4-6 page essay on a single poem Students have read selected poems and the chapter on ...

I have, though, found a reprieve from my anxious inattention: poetry. More specifically, the poetry of survival—verse written in the shadow of political extremity. I have noticed this is true ...

Rachel Trousdale’s work, for me, is part of a long American tradition of resisting, recognizing, and disputing our old American tradition of anti-intellectualism.” The Cardinal Poetry Prize, first ...

April is National Poetry Month. Poets share advice on how to make a meaningful connection with the art form. One tip? Think ...