As Louisiana Poet Laureate, Alison Pelegrin, writer in residence at Southeastern Louisiana University, is Louisiana’s acting ...

Ted Kooser, who has battled cancer off and on for the past 25 years, acknowledges the shadows that lurk amid life’s delights.

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This collection of poems explores the themes of love, morality and the natural world. This poetry book was first published in 1855 in which Whitman speaks about his philosophy about love, life and ...

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Scientific Marvel is a poetry book by Chimwemwe Undi. (House of Anansi Press, Imalka Nilmalgoda) Scientific Marvel is a poetry collection that looks into the history of and current life in Winnipeg.

Model of bicyclist that appeared on the cover of Wellington poet and bicyclist James Brown's book that includes several meditations on bicycling. Photo: Russell Kleyn The perk of being the judge for ...

Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an "If I Had (blank)" ...

University of Malawi (Unima) associate professor in the Department of Literary Studies Asante Lucy Mtenje on Sunday launched a collection of poems book in Zomba. The book, titled Forms of Slaughter, ...

I arrived at a weekend book retreat with a grief-stricken heart, and left with a renewed sense of belonging thanks to fellow ...

Instead, I was drawn to non-academic books. I still remember an activity from 8th grade in our Compulsory English workbook: I had to write a poem. My English teacher praised my poem and encouraged me ...