To some, the thought of writing poetry can be intimidating. Over the next several weeks we’ll share tips from our past poets laureate and other well-known local poets to help ease the way. 2010 Daily ...

Three years ago, a young spoken word poet named Sarah Kay dazzled the TED Conference, earning two standing ovations. Her performance about writing poetry to entertain and educate has since received ...

NEWARK — Billy Collins has climbed to the top the U.S. poetry scene, serving as the U.S. poet laureate from 2001 until 2003. Over the course of his career he has won numerous awards from being named ...

Poet Marion Lougheed with some invaluable tips for putting together and publishing a collection of your poetry. In the last few years, I crafted various versions of what eventually became Baggage ...

Ever wondered what sparks a poet’s creativity? Find out about the journeys of some of our Words That Burn poets. In these short videos, you’ll hear personal reflections, creative challenges, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poetry is one of the most powerful art forms we have. Since ancient times, poems — from haikus to sonnets to limericks — have ...

Too often, students receive the message in their English classes that poetry exists to be analyzed. They learn terms, strategies and complicated acronyms to remember them—all in the service of solving ...

Rejoice, poetry lovers, because April is here which means it's officially National Poetry Month, and entire 30 days dedicated to stunning stanzas, visceral verses, and prophetic poets. As part of your ...