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 ...

If you prepare a meal, does that make you a chef? Must one be an artist to be creative? Can only poets write poems? These are ...

A woman reflects on her life while placing her thoughts and worries on a table, finding solace in poetry and its power to ...

Physics and poetry might seem like an unlikely pair, but both are rooted in structure, rhythm and precision. Both rely on clarity – distilling complex ideas into their simplest, most elegant form. And ...

Considering February is the month of love, what better time could there be to write a love letter or poem to a beloved? To be loved and nurtured is a universal need. Being loved creates feelings of ...

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 ...