Could Taylor Swift welcome a new "era" of poetry appreciation? We've got a guide on how to write a poem and 11 prompts to inspire your writing.

Could Taylor Swift welcome a new "era" of poetry appreciation? We've got a guide on how to write a poem and 11 prompts to inspire your writing.

April is Poetry Month. I am not suggesting that you sit down and read poems for Poetry Month, but that you write your own poem for someone whom you dearly love.

Just take a pen or open the laptop and write. A poem. Make no mistake: If you turn the page—if you don't take your shot at writing a poem—I get it. I'll never bungee jump or hunt.

Morning Edition is asking for poems reacting to the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man shot and killed while jogging in Glynn County, Ga. Create one based on how you feel in this moment.

For the latest "Morning Edition" community poem, Rachel Martin and poet Kwame Alexander ask listeners for poetry submissions. This round, the call-out is for poems in letter, or epistolary, form.

Poet Ellen Hopkins, who lives in Cape Girardeau, shares some advice — and several poems as examples — of how to incorporate humor into verse.

How does a poet even begin to address what happened to Michael Brown? That’s the question at the center of “Working Title,” a piece by Mahogany Brown.

Could Taylor Swift welcome a new "era" of poetry appreciation? We've got a guide on how to write a poem and 11 prompts to inspire your writing.