Think again. There are endless amounts of silly, whimsical and funny poems sure to give you a chuckle. Below, you’ll find a ...

Hanif Abduraqqib. Sarah Kay. Elizabeth Acevedo. Clint Smith. Do any of these names sound familiar? How about Amanda Gorman? All of these writers are part of America’s thriving contemporary poetry ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

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 ...

She was so damn funny. God ... She published poetry throughout her newspaper career. “Some tackled heavy subjects, such as aging and death,” Kelley said. “Others, including a series imaginin ...

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 ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

William Shakespeare is the bestselling poet of all time. The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from ...