This story was originally published on March 30, 2020, and has been updated. A great poem can be there for you — just like other works of art you hold dear. It can help you process sadness ...

Some poetry of this kind is written today, but not much—although Maya Angelou’s lines “You may trod me in the very dust / But still, like dust, I’ll rise” reverberate.

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Matt Forrest Esenwine, who lives in Warner, New Hampshire. Matt is an award-winning children’s author and poet who began writing poems when he ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Greg Pincus, who lives in Los Angeles, California. He says he has been “writing steadily since 4th grade, when I went from making birthday cards ...

Coming up with ideas for a poem can be hard. Here is an activity to help you get started. Think of a time when you have had strong emotions. It can be any emotion; sad, angry, excited, joyful.Here ...

Poetry can be a fitting choice for your wedding ceremony, allowing you to convey the love and emotion of the day, and set the tone for the celebrations.. Whether you're looking for a traditional ...

The MBOE (AKA, the Most Boring Object Ever) could be a dust bunny, a rock, a twig — whatever a student decides. It's my way of engaging students in a crowd-sourced poem, whereby we ask questions ...