Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a lost poem.

With some exploring of contemporary poets and a few poetry prompts, those creative juices will be flowing and you’ll be writing a poem in no time. Pick one thing in life you wish you could undo ...

Want to become a “Tortured Poet” yourself? Here are some prompts to kickstart your poetry era. Delaney Atkins, a part-time ...

Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom, the stars, or you. Write an ode to misfits. A poem of praise for those who don’t belong here or there. A lyric ballad for the children of nowhere.

Using tone, gestures and inflection, students brought poetry selections to life during the Southwest Missouri Regional Competition of Poetry Out Loud. It was a competition where every single word ...

They go 'poem hunting' in London Zoo and as Kate says, poem ideas can 'buzz into our brains' when we're out and about. She encourages the children to think about the sounds of words, saying ...

Ted Geisel used to tell kids he got his ideas from a certain store where he went from time to time to get a sack of them. He may have fudged about the store, but you really can fill a sack with ideas.

the number of stanzas and lines and whether there is a rhyme scheme or other pattern. How do these things support the meaning or topic of the poem?

Two books about a young life lost tackle this grief. From Lord Byron to Benson Boone, from Tennyson to TikTok, poetry endures because it speaks from – and to – the human heart, mind and ...

The University of Memphis' Asian American Association gave students an opportunity to unlock their creativity with their spin ...