In the same way that there are different stories, such as fairy tales, thrillers and historical stories, there are different types of poetry that follow different rules. A haiku is a very short ...

Most of the poems are written in the styles of classical Chinese poetry which originated during the T'ang Dynasty period. They express a range of thoughts and feelings about dealing with the hardships ...

The finals take place this week in Washington, D.C. Student competitors master poems from across eras and styles, working on their physical presence, voice, articulation, accuracy, and above all, ...

Some poems are long and densely packed with meaning, but others are like snapshots written to save an image, idea or scene, ...

Instead, they follow the natural rhythms of speech. Watch this video to understand how free verse poems are different from lots of other types of poem. Free verse is a poem with no set rhyme or ...

Most of the poems are written in the styles of classical Chinese poetry which originated during the T'ang Dynasty period. They express a range of thoughts and feelings about dealing with the hardships ...