A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

What exactly constitutes a poem? To some contemporary writers, one might consider a shopping list of milk, eggs, oats and tea a form of poetry. Classicists will look towards narrative epics by the ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely do ...

American poet Emily Dickinson. A mystical recluse, she lived all her life in Amherst, Massachusetts. Emily Dickinson was a 19th-century American poet whose name has become synonymous with classic ...

Of all the greatest poets that have ever written, which is the least known to American readers? I would join many others who point to Tu Fu (a.k.a. Du Fu). He wrote 16 centuries ago during the Tang ...

Mentor Public Library is hosting a contest for poets of all ages to celebrate National Poetry Month in April. The library will name a winner in three age categories: Children ages 11 and younger; Teen ...