Poetry 'is a basic pillar of civilisation and an expressive device' Dubai: The deterioration of poetry is just as dangerous a phenomenon as global warming, a researcher claimed on the fourth day ...

Poet-critic Burt’s 'Don’t Read Poetry: A Book About How to Read Poetry' (Basic, May) is an accessible, inclusive, and, most of all, friendly guide to poetry.

For all the would-be wordsmiths out there, I've got nine books to read if you want to write poetry but don't know where to start. Pull out your favorite journal or note-taking app now and jot down ...

If you go What Ted Kooser, 2004-2006 Poet Laureate of the United States, speaks and reads from his work for the library’s 16th Annual Western Book Day When 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5; discussio… ...

Poetry Slam Basics meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive. The class is free, and all are welcome.

April is National Poetry Month, and this week we revive an old tradition by devoting an entire issue to the form. But first we ask a very basic question: What is poetry, anyway? There’s no ...

Ball hopes to teach poetry basics to more young children in other schools. On the second Tuesday evening of each month, you can find Ball at the Barnes and Noble cafe in Walnut Creek discussing ...

KARWAR: Poetry is very basic to human nature and all other forms of literature emanated from it. All are basically poets, but writing poetry is difficult, according to poet and publisher Vishnu ...