Whatever state or mood you’re in, poems about life are there to guide you, to ease you and to help you find meaning and make sense of the world around you. Whether you’re toasting a recent achievement ...

Words and sounds can establish a rhythm for your poem and capture the reader or listener's imagination, author Michelle ...

As an adult, I’ve come back to poetry time again when I found my own feelings too big to name or explain without help, writes ...

People often praise poets for their soulful turns of phrase and how they can evoke deep emotions in ways that feel uniquely ...

"A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges," a release said. "While formats can vary, slams are often loud and ...

The Open Ranch and Poetry Reading begins at noon on Sunday, November 17.

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IOWA CITY — For Rudy Francisco, one of the most widely known spoken word artists in modern poetry, it started with a feeling. When he first saw a spoke word poem performed, he knew exactly what ...

Then there was Ada Limón, the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, whose 150-word poem is engraved on an interior panel that’s roughly the size of a three-ring binder. “At first you don ...