By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

One key difference is that narrative poems often include some poetic devices such as rhyming, rhythm (by counting syllables) or repetition. A stanza is a group of lines within a poem. A stanza is ...

Poetry gives voice to those who find it hard to concoct emotional speeches. As readers, we also feel attached to those stanzas. Love is a beautiful feeling. But at the same time, words fall short when ...

My guest this week on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Amos Bridges, who lives in Springfield, Missouri. I’m especially happy to hear from Amos because he’s the editor-in-chief for the Springfield ...