Inspired by a past relationship, Arenas explored the personal burden of loving someone who refuses to open up. The poem ...

“I promise you, there’s a poem for everyone,” she says. Next, decide what you want to write about. Simple as it sounds, this can often be the hardest step for writers. What do you want to say? Finally ...

Snippets of poetry have provided writer Irene Latham enough wisdom to fill a book. She shares several in this week's column.

David Roy chats to Dublin poet Siobhán Flynn, winner of this year’s Mairtín Crawford Award for Poetry at the Belfast Book ...

Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap? In a new series, award-winning poet Jessica Traynor shares insights to help you find your voice. My mum and I are having a coffee and ...

What did poetry mean to the ancient Chinese? Confucius (551-479 BC) offered an answer. "Poetry can inspire the mind, offer ...

writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ interactive technology to analyze a single poem at a time. Scott isn’t coming to poetry as a true outsider. He finished all the coursework and ...

You will always gain something from them to enrich your writing. Something vital to note is that a poem that will delight a child, whether funny, serious, happy, sad or angry needs to be for a ...

So why is it that people who “can’t write poetry” really do stop right there and never write poems? The fear of failure is so huge for poetry. Before we start, we’re thinking about Emily ...

Panicked that she would forget how to write her own name, Matsue penned her signature again and again and again in notebooks, Kakugawa recounted to a group of older adults at a Sacramento community ...

The structure of a poem can mirror the scientific idea it describes, making both the form and the content work together. A nonnet, for example, is a perfect choice for writing about loss ...

Birmingham's first Poet Laureate is set to debut a powerful set of poems. Keep reading to learn about this highly-esteemed ...