In its 42nd year, the 2026 Salina Spring Poetry Series features a lineup of accomplished poets who will read in downtown ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

This week’s poem, Lucia Owen’s “Rainy Morning in the Horse Barn,” offers a tender, quiet interlude of communion among beings.

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

Poetry has been a healing tool since the shamans, who chanted poetry for the wellbeing of the tribe. In modern times, Freud recognized the genuis of poetry: ‘Not I, but the poet discovered the ...

On June 28, Still North Books & Bar hosted a poetry reading showcasing works of Vermont-based poet Kate Gibbel, Vermont-based poet and essayist Carlene Kucharczyk and Los Angeles-based poet and ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Timothy Rasinski, who lives in Stow, Ohio. Tim was told he was a good writer during his master’s degree program. However, his writing is not poetry, but ...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of literary special content. Find related stories here. “The coming peril,” wrote the great Catholic writer G.K. Chesterton, “is standardization by a low standard.” ...

Children and teenagers often turn to poetry. As with so many things, they own it without questions or self-consciousness through play. Many adults admit to not getting poetry. Given all that we face ...

Homer wrote about the Trojan War; Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Crimean War; Walt Whitman, the Civil War; Wilfred Owen, World War I. Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and ...