Art can help us make sense of the world, and these moving poems about life offer a better understanding of the ups and downs we all face ...

Forget the latest high-tech fad and life’s superficial materialism. Better to find solace in emotions crystallized, through poetry, as bred from love and the natural wonders.

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Irene Latham, who lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Irene has loved poetry since childhood when her father introduced her to poems by Shel ...

Inspirational poems are like love poems written for life itself. Ahead, you’ll find verses that promise a roller coaster of emotions.

Reading poetry is sometimes presented like homework, but it can be as easy to understand as a trip to Disneyland, Matt Mason writes.

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Khet Thi made cakes, ice cream and poetry. The latter may have cost him his life. He died in police custody in Myanmar early last month. The authorities say the cause was ...

Appreciating poetry doesn't have to take a lot of time. As these moving short poems prove, you can work poetry into your daily life.

“Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year.

There was poetry to write, grandchildren to enjoy, dinners to be had and basketball games to watch. “When I met Mel, I knew that I had found the love of my life,” Meschery says.

This is the KUOW Book Club, and we've been reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" in partnership with Seattle Reads.