Here in April, celebrated annually as National Poetry Month, I’ve been wondering: Is there a truly great poem about the Mississippi River? The question first came to mind last December when a copy of ...

I recently taught a short six-class course for Homeschool Connections on “Poems Every Catholic Should Know.” The text for the course was my book of the same title, which is an anthology of Christian ...

Jane Hirshfield, the award-winning poet, translator and essayist, has lofty ideas about poetry’s role in human lives, which she sets out in her new book about poetry, “Ten Windows: How Great Poems ...

Verse manuals exist to explain poetic forms, but poetic forms, when competently executed, generally explain themselves. Whatever its conscious subject, the villanelle is always announcing its patterns ...

“Luminous Great Mass” is from_ Peter O’Leary’s collection, “Watchfulness” (Spuyten Duyvil, 2001). His most recent book of poetry is “Depth Theology” (Georgia, 2006). His critical study, “Gnostic ...

Seamus Heaney died this morning, but his poems continue to be very much alive — and in them, he is first and foremost a poet whose poems you feel in your mouth. Pronouncing the words as he describes a ...

Crafting an original poem or personal letter is the perfect way to 'seduce' a special someone on Valentine's Day. A few tips from published poets might help you create a thoughtful gift that means ...

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this ...

In Great Neck South Middle School, the students celebrate their poetry by hosting a Poetry Cocoa House after school. This is an opportunity for students in different classes and grades to bond over a ...