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 ...

"It's difficult to write a successful love poem," said local poet Aaron Anstett, Pikes Peak poet laureate from 2008 to 2010. "It's a complicated, sometimes messy feeling, and so finding language that ...

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 ...

New York Times book reviewer and poetry columnist David Orr reviews this week's #NPRpoetry submissions and offers some tips for those looking to... #NPRpoetry Tips: Think About What You Know And Take ...

As a follow-up to yesterday’s article featuring five poets discussing their 2021 releases, today Kelli Russell Agodon, author of Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press), Tenille K. Campbell, ...

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