honing his skills in painting and haikai, and traveled as far as Tōhoku. With Gantō’s encouragement, he produced a collection called Utsunomiya saitanchō (Utsunomiya New Year Poems), which is ...

Smith said. MindShift asked Smith and other educators to share some of the poems by living poets that have resonated with their students. Here are their highlights. “It Is Maybe Time to Admit That ...

From love poems for her and love poems for him to words exploring issues of unity and injustice, gender and race, the best poem books explore all aspects of life.

Poe’s writing career began in the early 1820s with the release of “Tamerlane and Other Poems,” a collection of poems that included the well-thought-out 403-line poem “Tamerlane,” which ...

Robert Major (1920-2008) repeated phrases in his own poem first published by Kodansha ... Zen monk to write an exemplifying first verse of haikai poetry, the master poet Uejima Onitsura (1660-1738 ...

What is a nonsense poem? Nonsense poems don't always make sense, they often use made up words, mixed up with real words. What are free verse poems? Free verse poems don't follow the rules.

Shakespeare reading "Hamlet" to his family, circa 1600. Most people confuse a sonnet and a poem, but they have slight differences. A sonnet is a specific type of poem, typically consisting of 14 ...

Christina Rossetti was one of the finest poets of the Victorian age, well known for collections including Goblin Market and Other Poems and The Face of the Deep. She addressed gender issues in her ...

Nonsense poetry does not always make sense. Poets will use made-up words alongside real words, and talk about made-up things like imaginary creatures. It’s lots of fun to read and is usually ...

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.