When you fall in love, you sort of losing all rationality. So, you have to really think when it comes to writing poetry. Whether you're in a relationship or you're hoping to be in one with someone in ...

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 ...

Let's face it: most people don't put 'reading poetry' in their top 3 list of things to do. But at the same time, everyone encounters a poem or two at some point that they remember forever. So what's ...

Will Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” usher in a new era of poetry appreciation? Delaney Atkins, a part-time instructor at Austin Peay State University who teaches a ...

When I first heard a poet would read at Obama’s inauguration, I was driving through Oakland, Calif., kid in the back seat, on my way to a cafe with Wi-Fi and a jungle gym. I had a poem to e-mail to a ...

Wendy Willis wonders why she writes poetry when it's so difficult and finds an answer in a poem by Louis Simpson. By WENDY WILLIS/Special to The Oregonian A few weeks ago at Poetry on Broadway — the ...

I'm joined now by MORNING EDITION's poet in residence, Kwame Alexander. Hey, Kwame. KWAME ALEXANDER, BYLINE: Hey, Rachel. Rachel Martin, I got a question for you. MARTIN: OK. ALEXANDER: What did the ...

At 68, DuBois still provides consulting work for public defenders, as well as practicing psychotherapy. His work and life ...