At the most extreme, some forms of constrained writing are even more self-limiting and end up being very, very constrained ...

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Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

Compose your own poetry. Start with a subject you’re enthusiastic ... Here are a few striking samples that highlight the raw emotional depth and passion infusing the genre.

Some poems are long and densely packed with meaning, but others are like snapshots written to save an image, idea or scene, ...

In this week's column, author Lesléa Newman offers some advice for overcoming the anxiety that stems from struggling to start ...

cited a number of studies (some with small sample sizes, admittedly) showing various health benefits from reading, writing and listening to poetry and creative nonfiction. They have been shown to ...

I am writing to you with a special poem that I have composed to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of the passing of Ernie Harwell, beloved voice of the Detroit Tigers. (Editor's note ...

George Selden's words from "The Cricket in Times Square" inspired Poem Renovation's Dec. 16 challenge. CLIFTON PARK — In good times and bad, Kelly de la Rocha always turns to poetry ...