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  When Should Poetry Rhyme?

  752 readersRhyme, although common, is not an essential attribute of poetry. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: When Should Poetry Rhyme?

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  Telling a Good Poem from a Bad One

  753 readersJudging the quality of a poem is to a certain extent subjective, but a comparison of poems can educate the reader as to the general criteria of a good poem. Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Telling a Good Poem from a Bad One

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  Why We Need Poetry

  495 readersI don’t know if it’s because poetry is the language of rebels, artists and mavericks, confounding expectations, breaking rules and saying this, this is how things might be or maybe that at times of the deepest emotion, we turn as if by instinct, back to poetry Of course perhaps it’s the invitation to play, to

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  American Life in Poetry: Column 283 | 08.24.10

  719 readersby Ted Kooser, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006 I’ve read dozens of poems written about the events of September 11, 2001, but this one by Tony Gloeggler of New York City is the only one I’ve seen that addresses the good fortune of a survivor. Five Years Later My brother was on his way to a dental appointment when the second

• American Life in Poetry: Column 281 | 08.10.10

  617 readersby Ted Kooser, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006 Anton Chekhov, the master of the short story, was able to see whole worlds within the interactions of simple Russian peasants, and in this little poem by Leo Dangel, who grew up in rural South Dakota, something similar happens. One September Afternoon Home from town the two of them sit looking over what

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  You’re not Sick…You’re Pregnant with Poetry: Publishing a Poetry Collection

  642 readersby Todd RutherfordThe great America poet Emily Dickinson is known as one of the country’s most unique, and prolific poets. A famous recluse, Dickinson spent countless hours outdoors observing and playing in nature and countless hours inside documenti...

• Poetry Rhythm And Metre – Part 1

  438 readersThis post is the first of two that will look at this topic and the related notion of metre (or, if you prefer, meter).Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a 50% discount! Original

• Poetry Rhythm And Metre – Part 2

  130 readersThis post goes into further detail on the common rhythms employed by poets, and it covers some of the terminology used to describe and discuss them.Like this article? Then you'll love our book: 100 Writing Mistakes to Avoid. It lists 100 common spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage mistakes. You can buy it today with a

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  American Life in Poetry: Column 282 | 08.17.10

  618 readersby Ted Kooser, U.S. POET LAUREATE, 2004-2006 Because I’m a senior citizen I’m easily attracted by poems about my brothers and sisters meandering into their golden years. Here’s a poem by Edward Hirsch, who lives in New York, that offers our younger readers a look at what’s to come. Early Sunday Morning I used to mock my father

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  Confidence, Poetry and Life: Interview with Sage Cohen, Author of Living the Life Poetic

  629 readersWhen Sage Cohen wrote to tell me about her new book, Writing the Life Poetic: An Invitation to Read and Write Poetry, and started to explain to me what her approach was all about, I knew I wanted to feature her work at Confident Writing – and that an interview with her about confidence, writing,