Kit Wright reads his poem ‘The Magic Box’ to a group of children. The poem describes a list of magical moments, experiences and fantastic events which the poet says he will put in ‘the magic ...

And by poetry, I mean both the poetry you read and the poetry that lives in all of us if only we’re willing to listen. Take ...

Students could discuss what they think this poem describes. What parts did they understand? Were there any parts they did not understand? Ask students to compile a list of the nonsense words found ...

His poems start at home, as all good poems do; as Homer's did, as Shakespeare's, as Goethe's, and as Baudelaire's; but they end up everywhere, as only the best poems do. This is partly because his ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...