Poetry digs deeper than written or spoken words for Doyle Rowland Jr. of Muskogee. “It’s more spiritual, because you have to feel it, “ said Rowland, who recites his poetry as Byrd the Overcomer. “It ...

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Source: The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum / Public Domain Let’s start with an image. You are in a restaurant, at a bar, or driving to a beach with some friends. Someone says something funny, and everyone ...

Maggie Smith’s poem “Good Bones” became a viral sensation when it was published in 2016 the same week as the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting in Orlando. The exposure — rare for a living poet, let alone ...

The morning of the first day of kindergarten Lining up by last name (of course I’m last) I feel sick (I cut my own hair the night before) My mom kneels down and comforts me Telling me I am confident, ...

Now more than ever we are looking for ways to feel less alone — and poetry can be one way to bring people together. The paintings struck a chord with those experiencing the global coronavirus pandemic ...

Before reading her poem “Der Garten” (The Garden), German author Safiye Can holds up the page from her book of poetry for her audience to see. In the poem’s title, the letters G and A dip lower than ...

Thanksgiving often inspires us to get a little poetic. Thinking and speaking about the things we’re grateful for is a time-honored tradition, but it can be hard to put those feelings into words.