Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap? In a new series, award-winning poet Jessica Traynor shares insights ...

Watch out! Don't confuse similes with metaphors. 'The snake moved like a ripple on a pond.' 'It was as slippery as an eel.' 'Jess is as graceful as a gazelle.' In her poem George Square ...

Springfield poet Dottie Joslyn writes about using poetry to help unlock emotions people might have difficulty discussing otherwise.

I like to play with other people’s words. Most of those words are now in the public domain, so everybody else’s words are also yours and mine. And R.W. Emerson lectures us that every word was once ...

Celebrate Poetry and Community at this ‘bloom’ event, which will give attendees the chance to meet Escalon’s first Poet ...

Let me explain. In a poem, counterintuitively, compression creates expansion. A single image or metaphor opens up into a wide open space. Less is often more. The more I edited down my life to the ...

Atlus games are now renowned for their gorgeous UI, but Metaphor: ReFantazio in particular was inspired by a lesser known cult classic from 25 years ago. GamesRadar+'s Metaphor: ReFantazio review ...