Basking Shark To stub an oar on a rock where none should be, To have it rise with a slounge out of the sea Is a thing that happened once (too often) to me. But not too often – though enough. I count ...

Reading is writing, writing is reading and it's a good idea not to judge yourself with what you read. Especially poetry for young people. These are things that have helped me throughout the years. I ...

As the editor of a magazine that includes a poetry column, I routinely read poems because I have to. But I also delve into ...

If you're anything like me, poetry collections intimidate you more than any other type of book. I'm not sure where this poetry fear starts for many of us. Perhaps from school, where we're expected to ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Translated from Farsi, the most widely spoken Persian language, the poems ...

It’s difficult to pluck out just one poem from Ilya Kaminsky’s book “Deaf Republic,” because the volume operates best as an occasion versus a moment. This plain-spoken simple poem summarizes a main ...

Poetry does not have to be complicated, or full of difficult ideas or words. Many people stay away from poetry because they think they will not understand it. They are wrong. A poem can be simple and ...

Friday (March 21) marks World Poetry Day - an occasion celebrated since 1999 after UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) highlighted it's aim to "preserve ...