What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness. At beginnings ...

“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Matt Mason, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Matt, who was the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024, started writing in high school and not long after ...

My guest this week on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Alan Katz, who lives in Milford, Connecticut. Alan says, “I’ve been writing since Miss Gordon showed me the alphabet in kindergarten. But I’ve been a ...

5 Best Poetry Books On Love That Make Deeply Emotional Gifts Poetry books on love, life and wisdom are an emotional gift which can remind the receiver how thoughtful and caring your intentions are to ...

The new book of poems by Ann Mirabile Lees, “We Are All Seatmates on the Spaceship Earth,” is an enchanting collection written since her first book appeared in 2012. This new book contains 62 poems in ...

My guest this weekend on Poetry from Daily Life is William Trowbridge, who lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Bill says he came late into writing poetry. He was studying for his PhD comps when he came ...

I've been thinking lately about what is only able to be said through poetry. How a poem can transform a moment into a feeling and make a memory come to life. Poetry has an incantatory effect; I read a ...