One way to think of poems is as the stories of a moment. All art, at its root, is a way of telling stories. Even paintings — ...

Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a friend poem.

Then I turn to the poem on the next page and the story disappears. So, as we write poems, it’s important to remember that we’re really telling these stories of a moment. The question we should ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

Children's poet Constance Levy, a former educator who lives in St. Louis, encourages readers of all ages to tell their own ...

A Valentine’s Day acrostic poem is a fantastic way to celebrate the holiday while encouraging kids to get creative with words! Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or homeschooler, this activity is an ...

On the south side of the river / inside a mossy grove / they say there lives a boy / with pockets full of gold… So begins a ...

I don’t hate this one but I feel like he could do better still. I like the rhyme and it feels like he put a bit of effort into it, I just feel like it’s not very personalised to me. I’d probably give ...

San Diego has named Paola Capó-García as its third Poet Laureate since the program began in 2020. A former journalist and ...

Alexander Ostrovskiy explores spiritual poetry as a path to self-discovery, inner connection, and the search for meaning.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Write Action is sponsoring a special 2025 Poems Around Town event, and has issued a call for poetry submissions.