Edited out of the poem that is my life. The work that felt like it was not the best use of my time and talents? Edited out. (As my dear friend Saeed Jones says, “If it’s not a hell yes ...

What you think about a poem might be very different to what somebody else thinks. If you can, share your answers with a friend or someone at home and see if they think the same as you or have a ...

Sometimes poems are short and rhythmic like a song. Sometimes they are long narratives with characters and plot lines like a story. So why do we read and write poems? For the writer, a poem is a ...

This story was originally published on March 30, 2020, and has been updated. A great poem can be there for you — just like other works of art you hold dear. It can help you process sadness ...