Some people seem surprised by the idea that poets do any thinking at all. There is a popular image of the poet, for which much of the blame must go to the Romantic poets, as a wild, inspired, ...

Poetry isn’t just for the romantics, the literary types or the melancholic. Poetry can be for everyone. American poet Lucille ...

Poetry is one of the most beautiful forms of expression that portrays life in its variety. It combines people, culture, nature, history and study. It's such an art form that creates an abundance of ...

COMPRESSION is one pole of Japanese poetry; the other is richness of imagery and language. Because the imagery is traditional, the poet need only suggest in brief strokes. Because the poems are short, ...

And in honor of the month, here’s a “Jeopardy!” style quiz. Remember English Class for $200: “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” studied by many students in English classes, was written by John Keats and is also ...

Poetry first originated as a form of expression 4,000 years ago in Babylon, but nowadays countless forms of poems are available for everyone to enjoy. Poetry uses imagery and rhythm as a way to tell ...

Billy Collins, one of the country’s most popular poets, had never seen his work in e-book form until he recently downloaded his latest collection on his Kindle. He was unpleasantly surprised. “I found ...