To help you make poetry a part of your life again, and celebrate World Poetry Day in its true sense, we list down five easy steps here Follow Instapoets The world of literature has truly become ...

Poetry's got a reputation to uphold, apparently—the reputation of that last brutal Himalayan peak in the dim haze of the academic distance. There have been plenty of attempts to make it seem ...

If you're anything like me, poetry collections intimidate you more than any other type of book. I'm not sure where this poetry fear starts for many of us. Perhaps from school, where we're expected ...

Author Charles Waters was a late bloomer when it came to reading books, but poetry offers a way in that covers all sorts of interests.

Matthew Zapruder argues that reading poetry isn't as hard as we think. His nonfiction book, "Why Poetry," explains why and how to approach the form -- and why now.

April is National Poetry Month, and even though it’s almost June, there are still so many ways to keep celebrating it. You’re probably asking why it’s even important.

The plot elements couldn't be juicier: a wealthy heiress, a little poetry magazine, millions of dollars. What to do? Since it was announced Friday that Poetry magazine will receive a bequest of ...