On any given evening, a poem written in a small apartment in Limassol can be read moments later in Rotterdam, Dublin or Berlin. The journey from notebook to audience no longer depends on publishers, ...

For years, poetry was said to be fading into the background — confined to slim volumes on dusty shelves or to academic circles far removed from everyday life. Yet across Europe, and increasingly in ...

If you read "White Apples and the Taste of Stone," even if you are a longtime Hall reader, you will pause over poems other than the ones I did. And, like me, you may find that poems are as alive for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. poems to read on a break The greatest casualty of our education system? Poetry. Either you’re from an older generation and you ...

The Poetry Zone still meets at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum, though these days, only a few gather around a patio table in ...

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 ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other.

As part of the Grunion’s annual exploration of kindness, we asked readers to write a poem expressing their understanding of kindness. We had a good number of entries, showing a wide range of ...

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 care: ...