Poems rhyme some of the time; oftentimes they don’t. But what distinguishes a poem from other herds of words is how a poem combines rhythm and precision to make meaning and move us: capturing a moment ...

When you fall in love, you sort of losing all rationality. So, you have to really think when it comes to writing poetry. Whether you're in a relationship or you're hoping to be in one with someone in ...

T.S. Eliot famously observed in his great poem, “The Four Quartets,” that April is the cruelest month. Economists quote this line every year during the first two weeks of that month when referencing ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There are innumerable blogs dedicated to posting prose and poetry ...

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 favors ...

The Canadian poet and author talks to CBC Books about The Reign, a poetry collection that tells a novel-in-verse tale set ...

A poet on the Isle of Man says her poems in Manx "are part of my identity and are there for others who want to take the ...

In times of grief, we often turn to poets to describe the indescribable. Last Wednesday, writer John Keene put on a tuxedo and won a National Book Award for a new poetry collection that includes his ...

Lemony Snicket’s novels offer a healthy dose of the macabre for curious young readers, but with a bevy of literary allusions and a sharp streak of black comedy, the “Series of Unfortunate Events” ...