Write a poem based on one of the “eras”: Tell a girl-next-door love story based on “Taylor Swift,” a bitter heartbreak for “Red” or the tale of your slandered character for ...

Here's how to write a poem and prompts to get you started Delaney Atkins teaches “The Invisible String of Romanticism” at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.© Bryan West, The Tennessean ...

I promise, writing poetry does not have to be hard. Poetry is what you make it. You don't have to pick a certain rhyme scheme or poem type for your poem to actually be a poem.

For the latest "Morning Edition" community poem, Rachel Martin and poet Kwame Alexander ask listeners for poetry submissions. This round, the call-out is for poems in letter, or epistolary, form.

When writing a healing poem, it’s important to write from your heart rather than your head. This might take some practice, as we often intellectualize our pain.

Morning Edition is asking for poems reacting to the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man shot and killed while jogging in Glynn County, Ga. Create one based on how you feel in this moment.

Loving poetry is like giving yourself a lobotomy because your thoughts are just too damn sublime. It’s like suddenly becoming ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Ellen Hopkins, who lives in Cape Girardeau. She has been a writer for more than thirty years and particularly likes to write contemporary verse novels.

Atkins also recommends looking for a poem about a subject you're passionate about. “I promise you, there’s a poem for everyone,” she says. Next, decide what you want to write about.

When writing a healing poem, it’s important to write from your heart rather than your head. This might take some practice, as we often intellectualize our pain.