Seek advice from others. Another option is to ask a mentor or close friend to hear your short poem and go through it with you.

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 ...

Offering snacks and drinks can enhance the overall experience of your poetry night. Choose simple refreshments like tea, ...

Satyen Hombali humbly classifies himself “as an everyman’s poet.” His penchant for penning poetry stems from his influences, that are as varied as Ogden Nash, Albert Camus and Stanley Kubrick His ...

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 ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Matt Mason, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Matt, who was the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024, started writing in high school and not long after ...

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 ...