Poems rhyme some of the time; oftentimes they don’t. But what distinguishes a poem from other herds of words is how a poem combines rhythm and precision to make meaning and move us: capturing a moment ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Thinkstock by Getty Images April is Poetry Month, a painful reminder for some, who suffered under English teachers who made them write about the cherry tree ...

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.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with 13 ideas, from writing and memorizing poems to joining readings, taking classes and ...