It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

On March 21, as the world marked World Poetry Day, many questions came to mind, among them, the one chosen as the title of this discourse. Like other cultures around the globe, our culture as ...

Though it’s built as a memoir of sorts, “Autopsy” is made up of pages upon pages of poetry focusing on themes of fame, sex and mental health. While primarily composed of poems, the book also includes ...

As a longtime poetry reader and poet myself, I’ve found that there’s no better way to welcome the season than with some of the most beloved Christmas poems. From delightful Christmas poems for ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

What came out? Poetry. From "Fragments of Me" They are everywhere. The fragments of me. In the closet, in the drawer, in the ceiling looking down. The fragments of me are all over the land.

In a strong condemnation of the growing misuse of criminal law against artistic expressions and dissenting ideas, the Supreme Court ruled today that constitutional protection of free speech is not ...

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In 1999, UNESCO named March 21 World Poetry Day. Since then, it has been celebrated every year and recognized by those who value poetry in their lives or acknowledge its importance in the history ...

For poetry fans, it will be the best of times and the versed of times in Long Beach on April 5-6. The Long Beach Public Library and the literary group Shore Poets will host the third annual "It's ...

If you think poetry isn't for you, this might be the right time to give it a second chance. Every April in the United States, National Poetry Month invites you to experience and celebrate an art form ...