One way to think of poems is as the stories of a moment. All art, at its root, is a way of telling stories. Even paintings — the Mona Lisa is the story of a woman’s smile; the ceiling of the Sistine ...
Walking has always been for me not just exercise but also a source of inspiration for poetry. Almost every morning, no matter the weather, I walk with my dog along the abandoned log road just down the ...
It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...
One prompt: ‘The Love of Toes After an Injury in the Style of Poe.’ Lots of people claim that writing poetry is something ...
Rebecca Strom shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to make poetry journals out of paper bags. In this video, you’ll learn how to create beautiful poetry journals using simple paper bags, ...
The Conversation invites academics across the UK and Ireland to write a poem inspired by climate change research.