Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

Celebrate National Poetry Writing Month in Chennai with daily prompts, workshops, and a dedicated poetry community.

Are they mostly people who were already invested in poems, or … ? This is something we thought a lot about ... constantly messing around with what everybody knew about them and about everybody ...

In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments ...

The role of Spokane poet laureate asks laureates to, putting it plainly, bring poetry to one and all. To do this, laureates ...

Slam poetry is a form of catharsis for Claire Nelson who secured a first place victory at the Watermark Art Center’s final ...

Earlier, community temples and kings were patrons of the arts. This then transitioned to sabhas (a community of connoisseurs) ...

The key to finding the elusive prize in the Yellowstone National Park lay within a cryptic 24-line poem ... encourage people to stop seeking the treasure. 'I have given a lot of thought about ...

Uganda’s innocence was burnt to the ground/When fire raged through a dormitory/Like a storm without a conscience…,” goes the ...