When David Harrison originally asked me to write my first column for “Poetry from Daily Life,” I spoke of Harry Bliss’ New Yorker cartoon: he draws a lady introducing her son as a poet. The folks ...

April is National Poetry Month—perhaps a good time to review the positive aspects of reading and writing poems. Poetry is a genre of writing in which succinct, vivid, and intense language is given to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most ...

WPSU is asking Pennsylvania students in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit their poems for the 2026 WPSU Poetry Writing Contest. Winning poets will be given the opportunity to read their work ...

Source: https://pixabay.com/en/poetry-poetry-album-old-font-poem-720609/ For years, psychotherapists have suggested poetry as a way to navigate difficult times. This ...

In his first collection in 11 years, the writer conjures his youth and family, elegises old friends, and hints at sensual ...

Poet Curt Curtin was well known in Worcester's poetry circles. His wife and collaborator, Dee O'Connor, talks about two ...

SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio teacher published his first book 30 years after he abruptly stopped writing due to discouragement and bullying. Victor Huron is an IT Technology Applications teacher at the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- When you picture a poet, a firefighter might not be the first person you think of. Even if you did, Gary Wedemeyer probably wouldn't be the first firefighter coming to mind.

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Bob Stephens, who lives in Springfield, Missouri. This is Bob’s second column in the series. His first appeared on Jan. 14, 2024. He is a man of many ...