In the raw poetry of "Tell Me Something Good," he explores childhood trauma that challenged him, special education students who lift him up.

David Gate has a popular following online, but his best poems suggest he’s not entirely comfortable as an influencer.

Whatever emotion you're feeling can be found in poetry. So when life brings you down, turn to these inspirational poems to lift your spirits.

Washington poet Eric Ode often finds ideas while out walking. Here he shares a poem inspired by the prickly (or not) holly bushes he often passes.

And I always - as soon as I read this new poem, "Nothing New," by Frost, I thought it's essentially a version of "Dust Of Snow," which I think he wrote the following year. That poem stays in my brain.

Sometimes things live up to their name. Take Robert Frost. The four-time-Pulitzer-winning poet is known for his wintry poem "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening." (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING ...

January 15, 2025, Press Release from ArtSpace/Lima: ArtSpace/Lima will present an evening of poetry under the direction of Lima’s Poet Laureate, Laurin Wolf, on Thursday, January 23. Doors open at ...

Reading poetry is sometimes presented like homework, but it can be as easy to understand as a trip to Disneyland, Matt Mason writes.

COLLECTED POEMS (180 pp.)—Marianne Moore—Macmillan ($3).Marianne Moore is a spinster who has lived on the same quiet Brooklyn street for more than 20 years. Strolling through nearby Ft.

As his country’s most prominent poet, Heaney struggled to reconcile his vision of poetry with the Troubles tearing the Irish apart.

had we not said that. It is difficult to not speak in the moment. Rarely does a supernatural force guide the right words from our lips. I regret almost every verb I’ve spoken. Take a pause ...

Thinking about happy memories activates reward centers in our brains, and can help us feel more connected and accepted. Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye discovers the joy-bringing power of ...