Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

One of America’s foremost Black poets, Hughes writes that dreams are essential to a happy life. That the powerful play goes ...

So where should you start for the best poems about life and all its ups and downs? Make your way through this list, and ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Constance (Connie) Levy, who lives in St. Louis in a neighborhood of trees, birds, squirrels and other creatures she welcomes into her poems.

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown ... I dream about seeing my best friend and ...

My guest today on Poetry from Daily Life is Walter Bargen ... the first advice you probably received is that you will write best what you know best. That is sound advice but it’s not enough.