Mina Loy's opinions about poetry are just as valid today, if not more so, than in her own Modern Era.

Jul 8, 2011 - Amy Lynn Hess

Lyric poetry is the most common form of poetry; it does not tell a story as the epic and narrative forms do; the lyric poem has grown into many forms since ancient times.

Feb 12, 2007 - Linda Sue Grimes

Do you have something to say to someone in particular? Great poets from Pindar to Keats conveyed their inspiration in the ode form.

Jul 6, 2008 - Brenda Ann Burke

Free poetry podcasts and Youtube videos of contemporary American poets help people learn, understand, and appreciate modern American poetry.

Nov 24, 2010 - Alex Sharp

Set students up for success in a poetry unit by maximizing their poetic understanding of metaphors using music and the world wide web.

Jan 30, 2010 - Cresta McGowan

Did fewer than a hundred renegade artists in the First World War period determine the shape of modern electronic poetry?

Apr 22, 2008 - Brenda Ann Burke

Poet Ted Kooser initiated the American Life in Poetry project during his term as U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006. The project is still going strong.

Jun 27, 2008 - Linda Sue Grimes

A literary art form of expression used to convey love and faith or to detail observations and personal experience.

Oct 25, 2010 - Delores Parker

In a beautiful melding of poetry and art, poet Billy Collins has edited a book of poems inspired by birds, and Illustrated by naturalist David Allen Sibley.

Dec 16, 2009 - Sheila Gaquin

Enjoy Thomas Wolfe the novelist? John S. Barnes saw poetry in Wolfe's work, and through careful selection and a few skillful line breaks, he reveals it to us.

Jun 24, 2006 - Holly Pettit

American poet John Ashbery's diverse poetic styles lend themselves to a great deal of obscurity.

Feb 2, 2011 - Megan Summers

We've come a long way from the days when a "real poet" wrote only long-hand, perhaps transcribing a precious finished piece by typewriter.

Apr 22, 2008 - Brenda Ann Burke

While poetry, the Internet, and media technology in general are partially a good fit, the relationship is complicated, and not all together a happy one.

Jul 18, 2010 - Thomas White

From Homer to Saul Williams, poets have sought to engage the "common" people, and to give them voice.

Aug 3, 2008 - Brenda Ann Burke

Have you ever wanted to improve in a certain area of your poetry? An experienced poet shows that through poetic restrictions, one can achieve greater progress.

Dec 14, 2008 - Nicholas Klacsanzky

Young adults sometimes need inspiring words that encourage them to strive toward goals and hold onto their convictions. Here are three poems that do just that.

Feb 23, 2010 - Leah Abramovitz

Are war, recession and climate change more likely to nurture left- or right-wing writers and spoken word artists?

Jan 24, 2009 - Brenda Ann Burke

These markets are open to submissions from new or experienced poets, and offer payment for publication.

Sep 30, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

New Zealand-based Teresia Teaiwa's first CD, I Can See Fiji (Wellington: A Fiery Canoe Production, 2008), provides fresh insights to issues of identity and environment.

Aug 16, 2008 - Brenda Ann Burke

Every field of study has its scholars, critics, and commentarians, who employ terminological tools appropriate to their unique purposes. So it is with poetry commentary.

Feb 4, 2009 - Linda Sue Grimes