Art can help us make sense of the world, and these moving poems about life offer a better understanding of the ups and downs ...

Lindsey Hilsum is an award-winning correspondent with Britain’s Channel 4 News who has contributed to the News Hour with ...

Carson Daly has found solace in a poem that reminds him of his late mother, Pattie Daly Caruso, who is still present in his ...

Marcus Cafagña, a professor emeritus at Missouri State University, recounts the poem that emerged from his son's childhood ...

Let us start with a little poetry joke ... Metaphors be with you! As a poet by profession as well as avocation, I have adopted this punchline as the guiding mantra for my life.

In his latest collection, Paul Muldoon continues his longtime trick of marshaling obscure references into fluent, fun and ...

I write to continue to encourage myself in this literal fight for my life. I began to write not long after my radiation treatments ended. I had a few poems written and a short story from a few years ...

A work of biography, an essay on literature and memory and the South, a prose poem full of lyrical dexterity ... and of how the early experiences of life can shape you for years to come.

the literary genius Amanda Gorman read a terrific poem about America. Inspired by her efforts, I have penned my own, in her style. It’s called “My Cat.” I hope you enjoy it, and that you ...

I wrote this poem in honor of my niece who had breast cancer, who was determined to live out the rest of her life giving her loved ones hope and strength. I wrote and submitted this poem in honor of ...

Most people confuse a sonnet and a poem ... “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun.” However, it is still a quintessential love poem, capturing the essence of loving someone so deeply ...

Let us start with a little poetry joke, shall we? Q: What did the poet say to Luke Skywalker? A: Metaphors be with you! Need a break ... the guiding mantra for my life. “Metaphors be with ...