Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a friend poem.

Heather Lende, Alaska's previous Writer Laureate, shares a poem read on a cold, dark night during a dinner with friends.

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

Much like Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s gift is their song, Jacksonville poet laureate Andy Mitchell’s gift during the city’s yearlong bicentennial celebration will be his written words. Mitchell ...