Joyce Folsom Johnson, of Shapleigh, has launched her new book, "Poems of Faith and Inspiration," and a CD of one of her poems from this collection, "The Fourth of July." Johnson was born in Shapleigh ...

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.

Dear friends and cherished readers, There are moments when the soul longs not just to speak, but to sing. When words alone are not enough, and yet — words are all we have. I wrote the poem below in ...

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 ...

Poetry is not easy to compose, nor is it easy to write about. Like music, poetry requires a certain immersion into the composition one hears via their ...

Hannah Bonner is a recent postgraduate student at the University of Iowa’s Creative Nonfiction MFA program. She has worked as a film and literary critic in addition to her writing career. Bonner is a ...

DeWitt Clinton's new book is a collection of poems that he wrote responding to Chinese poetry. Clinton is a poet and a retired English professor from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Before his ...

Finding motivation isn't always easy. In fact, the road to success is often paved with bumps, making the journey downright ...

The Cure's music is littered with literary references, and we take a few down from the archives to analyse their poetic ...

Accept & Proceed turned to ’60s counterculture to brand a 21st-century problem. You’re being watched. Data trackers follow every digital move and, unless you have privacy protections in place, your ...