I’m a fan of narrative poems, poems that tell a story. As I see it, that’s how poetry started, with epic poems that had to be memorized to be passed down, as people didn’t have printing presses or ...

Tory Dent wrote poetry about the experience of living with AIDS, most famously in her collection HIV, Mon Amour. She was 47 when she died Friday. She had been HIV-positive for 17 years. Poet Adrienne ...

Maria Shriver is a dear friend, and one of the most thoughtful people I know. Over the years, I’ve watched her navigate immense joy and deep heartbreak with incredible grace — and now she’s sharing ...

My guest this week on "Poetry from Daily Life" — marking a full year of weekly columns — is Lola Haskins, who lives in Gainesville, Florida. She discovered her love for poetry when she was read AA ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Alan Katz, who lives in Milford, Connecticut. Alan says, “I’ve been writing since Miss Gordon showed me the alphabet in kindergarten. But I’ve been a ...

Poetry transcends individual identity and serves as a vessel for greater meaning, according to Joy Harjo. “It’s really not about me at all—I’m just a kind of messenger,” Harjo said. “There’s something ...

The Academy of American Poets launched National Poetry Month in April 1996 to celebrate the role of poets and poetry in American culture. Since then, it's become one of the largest literary ...

Walking has always been for me not just exercise but also a source of inspiration for poetry. Almost every morning, no matter the weather, I walk with my dog along the abandoned log road just down the ...

Meet Sam Green, 59, Washington's first poet laureate. He's a small, quiet man, with a mustache and round spectacles, and he's shy when asked to talk about his accomplishments: 10 volumes of poetry ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

This week’s guest on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Matt Mason, who lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Matt, who was the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024, started writing in high school and not long after ...