Our columnist looks at what it all meant. By Elisa Gabbert I wonder if there has ever been more equivocation about the word ...

What are limerick poems? These are some of the best limerick examples to find out. However, limerick poems as we know them today first appeared in the 18th century. They were popularized in England by ...

National Poetry Day, observed each year in October, serves as a reminder of poetry’s enduring power to stir emotions, spark ...

What do zinnias, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Hayden have in common? More than you’d think — and it’s helping me make sense of ...

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 ...

Almost two years and 100 columns after it began, Poetry from Daily Life is concluding. Missouri Poet Laureate David Harrison ...

As Poetry from Daily Life draws to a close, News-Leader editor Amos Bridges weighs in on the virtue of short and to the point ...

Poetry can express thoughts and emotions in freeing and insightful ways that prose simply cannot. For those who have never ...