For years psychotherapists have been advocating writing healing poems as a way to navigate through difficult times. In doing so, it's important that the poem is written from the heart and not the ...

A young Hong Kong poet shares why you should get comfortable with rejection and how to use the experience to improve your writing skills.

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and you still don't know what to do for that special someone. Don't panic! We asked decorated poet and English professor Eugene Gloria for his advice ...

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.

I’m a nonfiction writer who has dabbled in fiction writing over the years. I hope to do more of both, but now I also feel called to write poetry. I enjoy the idea of packing big ideas into small ...

How to write a poem for the president Elizabeth Alexander has been commissioned to write a poem for Inauguration Day. But the checkered history of the form suggests it's an almost impossible task.

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.

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.

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.