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

One of my favorite poets is William Carlos Williams, the imagist poet who believed a poem could be like a painting — words that provoke a picture and initiate thought. Here’s his most famous poem: ...

“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

A woman reflects on her life while placing her thoughts and worries on a table, finding solace in poetry and its power to connect personal experiences.

Poetry can literally give you chills. A Free Press intern explains why — and how to start reading it without fear.

Charlene Ventura's new book of poetry, "Having My Say," reads like an autobiography of her life. The book details her family, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I’m asked that question a lot. Where do you get your ideas? Where do poems come from? After my school assembly programs, I like to ...

April is National Poetry Month, and this month, The Breeze is highlighting poet Denise Duhamel, a Woonsocket native who has ...

It was Lit Crawl, and Mission Local was live-tweeting the readings. I was at Dalva and the place was packed. By the time the old guy got up to the mic, the crowd was only half paying attention. But ...

My guest this weekend on Poetry from Daily Life is William Trowbridge, who lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Bill says he came late into writing poetry. He was studying for his PhD comps when he came ...

Decades ago, my friend Caetlin received a peculiar assignment from the poet Robert L. Hass, who was then her undergraduate literature professor. He instructed each student to memorize three poems of ...

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