You can stick to a single line or make it an extended metaphor with an entire poem about that bridge. Use imagery, or visually descriptive language, to help tell the story.

But whom do I write my poems for? "Anyone who wants them" is one easy answer. "Myself" is another. Both are true in a way, but incomplete.

Audre Lorde told us this in 1977. Although she spoke specifically to women, I hope she won’t mind me saying that her words can apply to other folks, too. She wrote: “poetry is not a luxury. It ...

Dare yourself to each a peach as you read the rest of Ehrlich’s story, and check out “The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock” in its entirety courtesy of the Poetry Foundation.

“You Are Here” is an anthology of nature poems by 50 of the most accomplished poets working today, including the PEN/Voelcker Award winner Rigoberto González, the former U.S. poet laureate ...

In 2013, she represented Portsmouth on the T S Eliot Poetry Prize 20th anniversary tour. Full details about the Poem to Remember contest can be found at www.poemtoremember.co.uk.