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 ...

A form called the Golden Shovel honors the poet Gwendolyn Brooks, and you just need a newspaper to get started. By Leah Umansky Celebration and honor are two touchstones of the poetic tradition. With ...

At the heart of Mahogany Browne’s poem “Working Title” is a question: how does a poet begin to address the killing of Michael Brown? Browne, who began working as a full-time writer in 2006, began the ...

The Negaunee Public Library is hosting a monthly poetry and short story night, beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday and continuing each second Thursday thereafter. The public is invited to bring their own ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Bob Stephens, who lives in Springfield, Missouri. This is Bob’s second column in the series. His first appeared on Jan. 14, 2024. He is a man of many ...

My guest this weekend on Poetry from Daily Life is William Trowbridge, who lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Bill says he came late into writing poetry. He was studying for his PhD comps when he came ...

The Adirondack Center for Writing is accepting submissions for Poem Village 2025. Writers of all ages and experience levels in the North Country are invited to send poems to be published and displayed ...

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Alexa Aguirre was only 10 years old when she wrote her first poem — an admiration of her mother’s eyes. Poetry provides an outlet for her emotions, she said, because it’s easier for her to express her ...