By creating a space to take us outside ourselves, poems cast an almost mystical spell. Two new collections prove the point.

When we tell the storyof how we survived the collapse, we might say: like birds, we learnedto move as one.We grew lighterand lengthened our wings. These are the final lines of "Dear Human at the Edge ...

There was a time, not too long ago, when many people could only name one, maybe two, poets – often a long-dead White man named William Shakespeare, Robert Frost or Walt Whitman. Meanwhile, the Lincoln ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

An LGBTQ+ Clergy Retreat with Pádraig Ó Tuama When does it start? 02/19/2027 When does it end? 02/21/2027 Event Host and/or ...

“Poetry therapy” is not a standalone form of therapy. However, therapists can incorporate it into other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Poetry as therapy encourages a ...

Spiritual poetry ('Spi-Poem'), which periodically emerges in the corners of SNS timelines and blogs, eroding the feed.The ...

Students learn to create Chinese calligraphy works at a China-Italy poetry and cultural exchange event at Marymount ...