When you fall in love, you sort of losing all rationality. So, you have to really think when it comes to writing poetry. Whether you're in a relationship or you're hoping to be in one with someone in ...

Source: https://pixabay.com/en/poetry-poetry-album-old-font-poem-720609/ For years, psychotherapists have suggested poetry as a way to navigate difficult times. This ...

Let's face it: most people don't put 'reading poetry' in their top 3 list of things to do. But at the same time, everyone encounters a poem or two at some point that they remember forever. So what's ...

Wendy Willis wonders why she writes poetry when it's so difficult and finds an answer in a poem by Louis Simpson. By WENDY WILLIS/Special to The Oregonian A few weeks ago at Poetry on Broadway — the ...

When I first heard a poet would read at Obama’s inauguration, I was driving through Oakland, Calif., kid in the back seat, on my way to a cafe with Wi-Fi and a jungle gym. I had a poem to e-mail to a ...

At 68, DuBois still provides consulting work for public defenders, as well as practicing psychotherapy. His work and life ...

A poet has encouraged children to write regularly as part of a visit to a primary school for the national Young Poet Laureate ...