Hyperbole examples are all around you, but what, exactly, is hyperbole, why do we use it and how do these funny sayings shape ...

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Bards of Moon City will host a series of free poetry readings in Springfield during April.

These are poems that speak to everyone, that pun and riff and make fun of themselves a bit as they reveal something about the ...

Two conversations are filling Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery now, with the opening of “Ars Poetica” and “A Closer Look ...

God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love ...

Glenda’s response, however witty, serves as a serious reminder that fighting the good fight is exactly that: a fight. In our ...

It's not easy expressing your adoration for the woman in your life. Select some love poems for her and tell her how you ...

For National Poetry Month, I’ve curated a playlist of seven songs that represent poetic devices like allusion, irony and rhyme. I call it “the wordplaylist.” Prepare to be taken back to middle school ...

Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...

Poetry is alive and well in Alaska, and April as Poetry Month is a great time to meet or reacquaint ourselves with three very ...

In his debut collection, The Long Invisible, poet Michael Dechane examines broken relationship and starting anew. Many of the works are set in Florida, where Dechane grew up, as well as Western North ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...