I may be overestimating by half, but I like to imagine this poetic tree had sprouted in 1913 — the same year “Trees” came into the world. Woody Woodburn will have a fresh column next Friday.

Poems are vehicles of meaning and feeling. I go back to Frank O’Hara’s formulation in “Personism.”He says, “The poem is at last between two persons instead of two pages,” and I think ...

There are endless amounts of silly, whimsical and funny poems sure to give you a chuckle. Below, you’ll find a selection of amusing poetry: Some imagine fun fantasy scenarios, ...

Amidst the jam packed gullys of Mumbai, All We Imagine as Light is the story of little people that make up the city. The film starts with the voices of different inhabitants; immigrants speaking ...

Poems can invite us to appreciate the beauty around us, while motivating us to take action to protect it. Blossomise, a collection by the UK’s poet laureate Simon Armitage, celebrates the ...

I imagine the poet Alan Shapiro knows this well. His parents outlived two of their three children, both of whom died of cancer in adulthood: a cruel fate that they could never have prevented.

The best known cinematic homages to big cities at night time are films about New York, Paris, Rome and Vienna. But now that list will have to make room for All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia's ...

Against a tide of weariness, I have two pieces of advice on this Earth Day, embedded in National Poetry Month: start a garden, and read or write a poem, writes Tess Taylor.

PRICHEP: And to notice the poems that are there for us to find every day. For NPR News, I'm Deena Prichep in Portland, Ore. SHAPIRO: And if you'd like to hear today's poem, the hotline number is ...

These kid-friendly Valentine's day poems are perfect for sharing with children, from preschoolers to kindergarteners, to teens.

His poem, 'The Homecoming', is a tribute to his mother, Gladys. Real stories. Information. Read the winners of our 2023 Dementia together poetry competition We proudly ... Imagine: this emotive video ...