A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet' Ask most people for a list of the most illustrious poets of all time, ...

In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building ...

Spoken word poetry is very popular and there are a number of well-known spoken word poets. As well as winning poetry awards, spoken word poet Kae Tempest has also been nominated for music awards ...

Grappling with a problem? Try writing a poem about it to aid your subconscious in finding a solution. Sam Illingworth explains how It can also be used to solve problems. This is a tool that can be ...

Poets have been constructing new work by selectively redacting others’ texts for decades, but Instagram and our political moment have spotlit this startling technique Weapon of war, language-game, act ...

One of the small consolations of these shortening, post-midsummer days is that soon we’ll get to see the dawn again. Sunrise is one of nature’s more uplifting experiences, and it has inspired lots of ...