Human speech is rich with rhythm. As a person speaks, certain syllables are naturally emphasized, whereas others blend into the background. In this way, regular conversation becomes poetic. Language ...

The new book of poems by Ann Mirabile Lees, “We Are All Seatmates on the Spaceship Earth,” is an enchanting collection written since her first book appeared in 2012. This new book contains 62 poems in ...

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 ...

Joshua Clover begins with hating people and loving cats, quickly adding juxtapositions and surprises. By Joshua Clover Selected by Anne Boyer Joshua Clover’s “My Life in the New Millennium” begins ...

“What is poetry? Why, sir,” roared Dr. Johnson to his ever-attentive Boswell, “we all know what light is, but it is not easy to tell what it is . . . It is much easier to say what it is not.” Poetry ...

always in them and between. Anton Stephan is a longtime Rochester resident, with a background in education, where he worked for over 30 years. He is now retired. The Post Bulletin publishes poetry by ...

One of the best pieces of breakup advice my friend Genna gave me during a tumultuous end to a long-term relationship was to write poetry. I wrote more than two dozen poems in the following weeks.

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...