And if you want to be inspired more by the beauty of the world, read wonderful nature poems, too. READER'S DIGEST, GETTY IMAGES. 12. “The Cat Metamorphosed Into a Woman” by Jean de la Fontaine.

The world of poetry is wide—you can dig in to a longer poetry book or read short poems when time allows. And it’s an art form that pretty much anyone can appreciate; a lot of poets write ...

World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, foster the convergence between poetry and other arts ...

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Joseph Bruchac, who lives in Greenfield Center, New York. Joe has been writing since his 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Monthony, praised one of his poems.

Fisher-Wirth, whose poem “Catalpa” appeared in the 2023 collection “Paradise is Jagged,” recently began her four-year term as ...

Bristling centipede, Blue-bubbled man-o’-war, Spitting spittlebug. Hail to the. hair-raising, hideous, weird, and wild. If you want to write poetry, grab a notebook, go for a walk, slow down ...

On World Poetry Day, actor Siddhant Chaturvedi recalls writing his first poem at 15. It was his own version of Daffodils by William Wordsworth.

Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson? Or perhaps you’re just taking your first steps into the world of poetry, so none of these ring a bell. That’s OK.

One voice among thousands. While Owen wrote powerful poetry, he was just one of 2,225 men and women from Britain and Ireland who had poems published during World War One.

“Poet in the New World: Poems, 1946-1953” focuses on a transitional period in Miłosz’s life between World War II and his defection to the West from communist Poland.

For World Poetry Day, we take a deep dive into the trends that brought a renewed popularity to this genre. From social media to AI, new technologies have changed the way that we produce and ...