Lord Byron (1788–1824) gave five different poems the title “Stanzas for Music” — simply as a generic name by which he meant either that he heard the rhythm of a melody while he wrote the poems, or ...

Poet Leslie Reese works with second graders at Swift Elementary School through the "Hands on Stanzas" virtual program. Credit: B. Metzger Sampson Just one week after Chicago Public Schools (CPS) went ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...

Dressy packaging gives Mitchell's (The Nightingale) collection of nine nonsense poems an elegant look, but underneath the sophisticated wrapping, the rhymes strike a disappointing flat note. The ...

My country, I will build you again, / if need be, with bricks made from my life.”  That line from Iranian poet Simin ...

Those who compose consistently beautiful poems with a recognizable style always deserve attention, and the poems themselves cause issues of effort or ease, or even pleasure in the act of composition, ...

Every April, in honor of National Poetry Month, we call on our audience (yes, you!) to help us celebrate the art of the verse. We asked for your original poems: haiku, couplets, free form, you name it ...

The United States was fresh off signing the peace accords to end the long and bloody war in Vietnam when, on Feb. 12, 1973, more than 140 American prisoners of war were set free. Among the men to ...