“I never got poetry,” someone says to me again. And I sigh. Because I never got it either — at least, not until I learned to stop worrying about “getting it.” In fact, “get” — with its connotation of ...

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 ...

Monroe County Public Library provides opportunities for local residents to read, learn, connect and create. The downtown library is at 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. and the Ellettsville branch is at 600 W.

Writing poetry can seem overwhelming, especially for children. Rules, rhyme schemes, rhetorical devices — where does one even begin? But poetry does not have to be daunting. It can actually be pretty ...

Lakewood High School junior Allie Scott was quite surprised to learn her poem “Tension In The Elements” was selected as a winner of The Live Poets Society’s Just Poetry competition.

NEW YORK — Beginning work a few years ago on her latest book, an anthology of poems for young people, Caroline Kennedy found herself looking through one of her mother's scrapbooks. She burst into ...

When the Internet offers a superabundance of material to read, watch, listen to and play, it's easy to skim over text and half-listen to broadcasts. But the British government is inviting ...

Discover how poets like Kelvin 'KJ' Marshall and Margie 'Mia X' Johnson are using verse to foster racial healing and build ...