The poem itself could be an entry. The speaker, a Black person, sees the world as a “fenced-off narrow space,” an unnecessarily walled place, and resolves to obliterate cruel boundaries.

"It's a piece of optimism and faith in something," she continued. "It's a positive thing, and light-hearted in lots of ways." Header images via The Poetry Pharmacy ...

John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest collection, “Cemeteries and Galaxies,” are full ...

His mother’s family was Dutch, and many references in the poem are as well. For example, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” gave the now-familiar names to Santa’s reindeer —there seems to be no ...

The First World War was “one of the seminal moments of the twentieth century in which literate soldiers, plunged into inhuman conditions, reacted to their surroundings in poems”, writes ...

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Joseph Bruchac, who lives in Greenfield Center, New York. Joe has been writing since his 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Monthony, praised one of his ...

Bristling centipede, Blue-bubbled man-o’-war, Spitting spittlebug. Hail to the. hair-raising, hideous, weird, and wild. If you want to write poetry, grab a notebook, go for a walk, slow down ...

This is the KUOW Book Club, and we're reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing ...

Books 4 new volumes of poetry that help restore nuance to our chaotic world. These collections by Juliana Spahr, Mai Der Vang, Hasib Hourani and Martín Espada invite us to rethink the relentless ...

In 2002, Hart invited Heaney to William & Mary to give a poetry reading in the framework of the Patrick Hayes Writer’s Series. Heaney mentioned to Hart that he was selling his letters and other ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with ...