Snippets of poetry have provided writer Irene Latham enough wisdom to fill a book. She shares several in this week's column.

Asked for advice he has for others hoping to write poetry, he said, "Writing doesn't have to have rules if you don't want it to." As for inspiration, he shares an exercise favored by many poets ...

“If it’s something that (Swift) reads and leans into, I’m hopeful that other people will take ... The first step to writing a poem is figuring out what you like about poetry.

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

Bone-/pale, the recent snow/Fastens like fur to the river.” This may not be the poem to cite if I want to convince you Glück isn’t a cold poet — all that ice and snow! — but in its second ...

But mainly what I do is open the door and invite them in, saying, “You Are the Boss of Your Poem.” Children are the boss of very little these days. With few exceptions, their time is not their ...

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right ... He even has a theory about why some people have a better time than others; in fact, he’s an expert on the subject.

SATs don't see your magic, how you make others smile, SATs don't time how quickly you can run a mile. Commenting on the poem when it was previously shared in a Facebook group, one former teacher ...

“You hire the poet to whisper in your ear ... or subscribe to its newsletter. There are other poetry podcasts as well. And try an accessible collection. The actor John Lithgow compiled an ...

The poem, which was made into a book, and three other books were moved to the middle ... messaging that sends to young readers. It's as if you're saying, 'You are inappropriate if you're African ...