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? Think again.

When teaching children to read, it’s good to find ways to make reading as enjoyable as possible, that’s why we created a list of 10 short inspirational poems for children. Just like every painting in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keep reading for 30 kids' poems—from ones written with kindergarteners in mind to short ones and long ones and some of the most ...

A new anthology highlights the charms and drawbacks of very brief verse. By Elisa Gabbert I remember where I was when I first read two short poems. One, Margaret Atwood’s “You Fit Into Me” (“you fit ...

The world is filled with magic just waiting to be discovered. Start exploring with these mesmerizing poems about nature.

In her wonderful article in the Mountain Mirror last month, Carol Lannon let us know the month of April is National Poetry ...

Share these moving Mother's Day poems to express just how much Mom means to you ...

Aficionados of the short poem gathered Monday at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York to celebrate the form at the Stephen Crane Festival of the Short Poem. You may know him for the "Red Badge of ...

Thanksgiving often inspires us to get a little poetic. Thinking and speaking about the things we’re grateful for is a time-honored tradition, but it can be hard to put those feelings into words.

Poems will be appearing in storefronts and other public spaces around North Carolina throughout the year as part of a ...

As the editor of a magazine that includes a poetry column, I routinely read poems because I have to. But I also delve into ...