Poetry is the oldest and most varied art we have: if anyone tells you there is one correct method for composing a poem, ...

One of the reasons writing poetry effectively reduces stress is its capacity to facilitate emotional release. Stress often ...

Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a time poem.

Writer Matt Hoisch, who has spent nearly a year interviewing poets for a project, describes the public good that comes from ...

"Poetry should speak about contemporary matters and to one's contemporaries," Salter says. "On the other hand—and poetry's ...

The Canadian author and performer’s mega-bestselling illustrated book of poetry, 'milk and honey,' was republished in a ...