The Award-Winning Poetry of Robert Schechter Will Delight Children and Adults Alike Poetry is for children as well as ...

As the editor of a magazine that includes a poetry column, I routinely read poems because I have to. But I also delve into ...

April may be, as T.S. Eliot called it, “the cruelest month,” but it is officially National Poetry Month, designed to honor ...

Human speech is rich with rhythm. As a person speaks, certain syllables are naturally emphasized, whereas others blend into the background. In this way, regular conversation becomes poetic. Language ...

Last month, we asked NPR readers what poetry means to them. We received nearly 500 responses, from lifelong poetry fans to those who have only recently come to enjoy the genre. From sparking the ...

Over the river, and through the wood, To grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood— Oh, how the ...

The second floor of Prairie Lights was packed and lively on an overcast April afternoon. Despite a 30 degree wind chill, the ...

Poetry has been a healing tool since the shamans, who chanted poetry for the wellbeing of the tribe. In modern times, Freud recognized the genuis of poetry: ‘Not I, but the poet discovered the ...

UC Berkeley literature professor Jesse Nathan explores why poetry endures in "One Question: Short Conversations with Poets," ...

Celebrate National Poetry Month with these workshops, readings, open mics and a hotline.