A unique fact about Kalli is that she taught in a town called Inuvik in the far north of Canada, 60 miles above ... I learned at a young age that poetry can give us the words to face sadness ...

These collections by Juliana Spahr, Mai Der Vang, Hasib Hourani and Martín Espada invite us to rethink the relentless accumulation of history.

The 19th-century English poet was a "prolific reviser" who tested out many variations of his work before publication. A new ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

Sehba Sarwar, 60, gives words to exile and separations, displacement and family ties. The names of places and people in her poems sing: Kashmir. Punjab. Rajasthan. Karachi. Then, in other odes: ...

For example, 'Cheese' and 'peas' are words that both have the same sound. You can write rhyming poems by using pairs or groups of words that use the same sounds. Narrator: In order for words to ...

Outside that door, taking shelter in the shadows, 'is a freedom fighter. Although this poem has words like terrorist in it it's not really a poem about terrorism. It's more to do with how you can ...