Words need to "audition" for the chance to be in a sentence, poet Kate Coombs writes. In a poem, they need to be perfect for ...

I wanted to write well enough to join in the conversation with poets I admired, famous or not. This element of pride — a good kind of pride — continually lifted my standards and improved my ...

And no, I did not start out with, “There once was a man from Nantucket.” Limericks can be fun, even if off-color, but they are not poetry. It had probably been 60 years since I last made a serious ...

Poetry is often referred to as an art, and it is one, but it’s also a practical tool. It can jostle your brain into new thoughts, change your mood with only a few words, keep you company like… ...

My guest this week on "Poetry from Daily Life" — marking a full year of weekly columns — is Lola Haskins, who lives in Gainesville, Florida. She discovered her love for poetry when she was ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Lola Haskins, who lives in Gainesville, Florida. She traces her love of poetry to when she discovered A. A. Milne at the age of four, and she’s ...

More: Poetry from Daily Life: Marilyn Singer explains how to read a poem aloud Secondly, I listen to my crowd react, and I allow myself to feel honored. I did that.

Poets Gregory Orr, Hawona Sullivan Janzen, Sam King and Jim Lenfestey will be featured this weekend at Plymouth Congregational Church during Literary Witnesses’ 20th anniversary.