At its best, poetry is a reminder of the beauty of life,” Álanna Hammel of The Purple and Gold Writers’ Collective says. Sometimes, this beauty can be something we can lose sight of. Sometimes, our ...

He wrote more than 130 books, mostly collections of poetry and translations of classics, as well as lowbrow novels under a ...

This week’s Poetry Connection poem comes from longtime conference attendee, Toni Bixby. She attended two morning sessions of ...

Faiz Ahmed Faiz, a poet shaped by early heartbreak and political disillusionment, blended romance and revolution in his work. From his involvement wit ...

Need to solve a challenging problem? Read or write some poetry! Compelling research demonstrates that poetry can accelerate ...

I’d read poetry from poets like Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, Emily Dickinson, and Maya Angelou. Carl Sandburg wrote, “Poetry is the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.

Mary Margaret Hughes, who got her start in classrooms and on stages in Springfield, writes about how creativity and ...

Entries are accepted in the following genres: 6 Awards. Open, local and youth categories. Prize Pool of $17,500. Entries ...

Since founding Sozday last year, which stems from the Kazakh word “soz,” meaning “word,” Odegov has shaped the journal around ...

Novels and poetry by Minnesota authors, just right for summer reading, are today’s TBR suggestions (with one from Wisconsin). “Shadow Falls”: by Christopher Valen (Santa Rita Press, $17) As they ...

I’d read poetry from poets like Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, Emily Dickinson, and Maya Angelou. Carl Sandburg wrote, “Poetry is the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.