What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness. At beginnings ...

Human speech is rich with rhythm. As a person speaks, certain syllables are naturally emphasized, whereas others blend into the background. In this way, regular conversation becomes poetic. Language ...

The Academy of American Poets launched National Poetry Month in April 1996 to celebrate the role of poets and poetry in American culture. Since then, it's become one of the largest literary ...

“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 ...

As Poetry from Daily Life draws to a close, News-Leader editor Amos Bridges weighs in on the virtue of short and to the point.

When David Harrison originally asked me to write my first column for “Poetry from Daily Life,” I spoke of Harry Bliss’ New Yorker cartoon: he draws a lady introducing her son as a poet. The folks ...

In James Merrill’s Collected Poems, all the “Previously Uncollected Poems” appear bunched together at the end, thus depriving ...

Naturally, some of the poems will speak more immediately to those with knowledge of the events and characters of Beethoven's life. So Padel helpfully includes "Life-Notes: A Coda," about 30 pages of ...

Taylor Swift included poems in each vinyl variant of her album, "The Life of a Showgirl," and they reveal a lot about Travis ...

Minneapolis’ Norway House and Mindekirken Lutheran church are hosting events based on work by 19th century Norwegian poet ...

Five poems released with "The Life of a Showgirl" have fans buzzing that Taylor Swift wrote one about a longtime fan and her ...