During this series of "Poetry from Daily Life" columns, we’ve talked a lot about the omnipresence of poetry, numerous uses and applications of poetry, and prompts for writing poetry. Today I address ...

In conjunction with the 2024 Santa Barbara Poetry Month, and National Poetry Month in April, a poetry reading called Spirits in the Air: Potent Potable Poetry will be held 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, April ...

Mar. 7—Art has the ability to inspire. The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is hoping 10 pieces of art be the impetus for others to write poetry specifically about the artworks. Ekphrastic ...

Life can be an unforgiving and exhausting journey — from natural disasters happening halfway around the world to something closer to home like the loss of a beloved pet. While these tragedies are ugly ...

For first-time film composer Mark Bradshaw, the job of scoring Jane Campion’s ethereal period pic “Bright Star” began with words rather than notes on a page. “I always wanted the music to come from ...

Editor's note:This story contains poems with curse words. To celebrate National Poetry Month — which wraps up today — All Things Considered spoke with three poets, Hanif Abdurraqib, Yanyi, and Franny ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. While I often write about the science-y side of things for this column, I ...

CRITICS today rarely use the adjective “inspired.” Why? Partly because it sounds pretentious. Partly because it is an embarrassing word, like “ecstasy,”“heartbreak,”and “soul.” Partly because the most ...

Louis Jenkins, a longtime Duluth poet who drew inspiration from the northern landscape, died Saturday, the morning of the winter solstice. Called "one of the masters" of the prose-poem form by ...

Correction: An earlier version of this column referred to the wrong day of the week for David Harrison's Sept. 30 event at The Library Center. Hi everyone. I’m David L. Harrison, host of "Poetry from ...

For first-time film composer Mark Bradshaw, the job of scoring Jane Campion’s ethereal period pic “Bright Star” began with words rather than notes on a page. “I always wanted the music to come from ...