The world of poetry is wide—you can dig in to a longer poetry book or read short poems when time allows. And it’s an art form that pretty much anyone can appreciate; a lot of poets write ...

Linda Ankrah-Dove, 83, published three poetry books in April, exploring life and her views on human perspectives. She started ...

This poem is about Aunt Jennifer’s constrained life and eventual death, but it’s also about her liberation and her immortality. Its ending is tragic and triumphant.

Andrea Gibson poem quotes revisited as fans honor the beloved poet and queer activist following their passing at 49.

Jane Kenyon’s “The Pond at Dusk” is a quiet, mischievous reckoning with nature and mortality. Our critic A.O. Scott plumbs ...

Poetry from Daily Life: Not all poems are art — embrace the 'silly' and 'stupid' ones Janet Wong Special to the News-Leader 0:05 ...

Most of us go about our lives thinking that death is a stranger we will only encounter once in our lives, that it will not suddenly sneak into our homes and steal away our loved ones. But, through the ...

The works of a forgotten amateur poet is finding new expression in artworks created by Sandra Coote, using only materials ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Irene Latham, who lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Irene has loved poetry since childhood when her father introduced her to poems by Shel Silverstein.

Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their ...