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.

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

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

Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ When the Burning Begins ” by Patricia Smith. What do you notice about the poem?

Schools are doing so with the help of the Missoula Writing Collaborative (MWC) — an organization with the goal of helping people and students find their voices on paper. Students learned the power of ...

I want to thank the Springfield News-Leader for carrying the columns gathered together by Missouri’s Poet Laureate David Harrison — yes, the David Harrison of the David Harrison Elementary School in ...