Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

When teaching children to read, it’s good to find ways to make reading as enjoyable as possible, that’s why we created a list of 10 short inspirational poems for children. Just like every painting in ...

In Ordinary Inspiration, Brian Wayne Maki offers a collection of poems that asks readers to pay attention to all the small gifts that exist in their everyday lives; as many of Brian's more nostalgic ...

A William Stafford centennial volume. "I know of no other twentieth-century American writer as much admired and respected as William Stafford," avers Ted Kooser on the front cover of this slim volume.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Rita Dove is one of the most celebrated poets of our time. As the youngest person to serve as Poet Laureate ...

Esther Grace Simmons is making the world a better place, one poem at a time. She often turns her poems into songs. "Teens Try to Prevent Crime in America" is one of those songs, and it currently is ...

The show features 20 meticulously crafted artistic prints by the two contemporary visual artists, in response to poems by three English-language poets. “It’s interesting the kind of people who live in ...