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 ...

When was the last time you picked up a pen and composed a letter to a friend or a family member? NPR's poet in residence Kwame Alexander wants you to share a poem in letter form.

We asked 16 poets, including Rita Dove, Kwame Alexander, Joy Harjo and Arthur Sze, about the poets and poetry they’re reading in this time of upheaval. Kwame Alexander.