When children write poetry, they often jump in with only a vague idea then follow where it leads — adults can do that, too, ...

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.

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My guest this week on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Alan Katz, who lives in Milford, Connecticut. Alan says, “I’ve been writing since Miss Gordon showed me the alphabet in kindergarten. But I ...

Therapy How Poetry Can Change Your Life Poetry's creative force can help clarify and unload the issues that plague you. Posted November 19, 2023 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Ellen Hopkins, who lives in Cape Girardeau. She has been a writer for more than thirty years and particularly likes to write contemporary verse novels.

Poem: Go on with your life Amina Hasan waxes poetic about the importance of sustaining life after a loss. Image by cromaconceptovisual from Pixabay. By Amina Hasan. August 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM.

“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its craft — and its wildness. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Poems ...

I won’t promise you that memorizing poetry will make your life better, but it will make you more: more in touch with language, with other minds, maybe with what you might yet become.

How memorizing poetry can expand your life. I was always a reluctant reader of poetry, but memorizing a poem every week gave me a new understanding of myself. July 25, 2024. 9 min ...