What is more exciting than finding a poem for every period you’re going through? Wouldn’t it create a sense of connection with a particular person in this world (the poet, in this case) who seems to ...

Sometimes, just one sentence can turn a day around, heal a distance, or bring back the magic. These love quotes are crafted to send today and remind your partner that love is also about expressing it ...

April is National Poetry Month! Who else besides me is excited and wants to try talking in haiku all month long? No one? Hmm, okay. One of my favorite definitions of the word “poetic” comes from Urban ...

Back in January, in honor of Valentine's Day, Morning Edition announced a love poem request line: Send us your memories of love and relationships, and author Kwame Alexander will find a poem that ...

From an early age, K Love the Poet felt a deep responsibility to nurture and uplift those around her. As a child, she gathered neighborhood kids on her porch, braided their hair, and took them to the ...

April is National Poetry Month, and here at the Book Review, we’re revisiting poets we admire. Even if you think you’re poetry-averse, these writers may change your mind → For some readers, Philip ...

For Tim Jones, writing poems is like a bridge between the various roles he inhabits in his life: artist, Episcopal Deacon and chief operating officer at the Hendersonville Rescue Mission. Jones, who ...

Taylor Swift’s lyrics are studied by college students across the country, including at Harvard University, for their literary value. Should they be woven into the high school and middle school English ...

Author Rebecca Ross’ novel Wild Reverence entices readers of romance, but falls flat due to its ambition and crippling ...

Grief rewrites the rhythm of life. The books hold space for that rewriting, helping you see loss not as an end, but as a ...