Indiana-born poet Melissa Kwasny has been a Montanan since her undergrad studies began in 1974 – and a Jeffersonian much of ...

Writing does not take us away from the difficult and the painful. If we write with courage and with integrity, it can take us ...

Last month, we asked NPR readers what poetry means to them. We received nearly 500 responses, from lifelong poetry fans to those who have only recently come to enjoy the genre. From sparking the ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your ...