"All That We Ask of You Is To Always Be Happy," Durham poet Bridget Bell's debut collection, comes out on February 4.

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

Dr Sanjeev Chopra Authors of most books published in the last two years – and I know this from reading the Prologue/Preface/Acknowledgments in books nominated for the Valley of Words Book Awards – ...

Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a "Just Like (blank)" poem.

Kim Dower reads "She’ll do anything for food," "Unruly Aura," "What She Wants," "Kisses with Dreams in Them," and "Obsession.

The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...

By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer Peter Gizzi, professor of poetry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, recently won the ...

Humans require more than just sustenance to thrive; they also need enrichment and joy. This principle is especially relevant ...

If you're looking to get into the music of Leonard Cohen, these ten songs are the perfect place to start with his lengthy and influential discography.

Hidden away on NASA's Golden Record, an interstellar archive of music, image and sound, there is a recording of a poem ...

Understanding the subject of a poem The first thing you should do when given a poem is read its title carefully. The title should give you some ideas of the poem’s subject, tone, or genre.