Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

Poetry doesn’t just reflect life—it makes life an object of art. Whatever state or mood you’re in, poems about life are there ...

It’s one of those classic short poems about life that can change the way you think. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people. One of America’s most famous poets, Langston Hughes was a key ...

So where should you start for the best poems about life and all its ups and downs? Make your way through this list, and you’ll find yourself 20 poems richer. These aren’t just any poems either ...

That’s why those poems have rhyme and/or have a steady rhythm ... telling a larger story about growing older and living life after my parents have passed away. This poem centers on describing ...

I pasted poems and song lyrics into my diary ... What beautiful things to have woven through a life. Rebecca Dotlich's books have received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, an AAAS/Subaru SB ...

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.

Rhythm and rhyme give the narrative energy ... So that's the way that we speak in everyday life with our friends and family. Free verse and narrative poems can sometimes seem similar, but they ...

Charles has been a writer for fifty years and loves to “celebrate life through the eyes of children.” Charles has authored more than 100 books and 5,000 poems. He has given readings at The ...