I’m a fan of narrative poems, poems that tell a story. As I see it, that’s how poetry started, with epic poems that had to be memorized to be passed down, as people didn’t have printing presses or ...

If you're anything like me, poetry collections intimidate you more than any other type of book. I'm not sure where this poetry fear starts for many of us. Perhaps from school, where we're expected to ...

Reading is writing, writing is reading and it's a good idea not to judge yourself with what you read. Especially poetry for young people. These are things that have helped me throughout the years. I ...

Kids haven't experienced true holiday magic until the first time they hear A Visit from St. Nicholas. That long-form poem makes it so easy to fall in love with kids' Christmas poetry. Give them even ...

From the sonnets of William Shakespeare to the writings of Walt Whitman and the rejuvenating words of Amanda Gorman, poetry is indelibly writ into the fabric of not only popular culture, but the ...