Teicher cites himself as an example: He found poetry in the wake of his mother's death when he was 14. He writes: ... Teicher uses Ars Poetica — poems about the art itself — as "origin stories." ...

Poetry exists in our everyday — even when we use similes or metaphors to tell stories to our friends — so there are no limits in how it appears in our lives.

Creator of "Brian’s Poetry Oasis," Crouth opens up about how poetry became a therapeutic outlet and shares insights with host Jade Warrick on the transformative power of art. Aired 11/08/2024 ...

Poetry therapy is the clinical practice of using poetic tools to support emotional regulation, trauma recovery, and identity development. When thoughtfully integrated into therapy, especially with ...

In her new memoir, “Poetry Will Save Your Life,” Bialosky, a poet and novelist, describes how poetry has helped her deal with tremendous losses, beginning with the death of her father when she ...

The poems written pre–2001 were chosen to represent the thematic and authorial diversity of the period. The poems written post–2001 are an almost complete collection of everything published on the ...

For example, I encountered the following examples of poetry and poetic language all in a single day: I heard a wedding toast (in rhyme) on a TV morning show; ...

In 2012, Natasha Trethewey was named poet laureate during Barack Obama’s presidency, both of them bi-racial public figures with an uncanny ability to connect their personal stories to America ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Charles Ghigna — Father Goose — who lives in Homewood, Alabama. Charles has been a writer for fifty years and loves to “celebrate life ...

My point, ironically, is that the defense of poetry must not be poetic. Because even though I know what Hazlitt really meant when he said, “Poetry is all that is worth remembering,” statements like ...

Compose your own poetry. Start with a subject you’re enthusiastic about, such as societal insights or personal truths—topics like identity, social justice, relationships, community, and education.