The Christmas season is a time filled with joy and goodwill. It's a time for Christmas pageants, singing carols, giving gifts ...

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of ...

A local preacher's bouts with anxiety in recent years set him on the search for an outlet that would allow the tortured soul to communicate his thoughts, life lessons and apprehensions without ...

When I first began performing poems as a 17-year-old in 2008, I had barely seen any spoken word, and neither had any of my friends. These days, when I speak to the diverse range of teenagers in the ...

With so much to be savored in the literary genre right now –and perhaps you're recovering from Pride festivities– look inward with some inspiring poetry by LGBTQ writers. Like Atwood, Marge Piercy ...

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...

We'll admit it: poetry isn't always accessible. Poetry collections can be dense and difficult to interpret, and — though usually short in length — they can still contain volumes. However, there's a ...

On Instagram, there is a poet who is capturing the attention of many with her poems. From the porch of her Kentucky home, a mindful poet delves into creation as what’s now known as one of the most ...

Lue Morgan (pictured on the far right) a senior at Woodland Public Schools' alternative TEAM High School, recently organized a poetry slam as a way for them and their classmates to have an opportunity ...

Why have male poets disappeared from modern literature? Explore how society shifted from celebrating masculine voices like Shakespeare and Kipling.

Instagram poet Kayil Crow is no stranger to being let down and having to pick herself up again. Try, fail, and try again — don't ever give up. That idealistic motto is a common theme throughout her ...