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 ...

Poetry is the secret story, the story behind the story — or, as Wordsworth puts it, what is "felt in the blood and felt along the heart." Poetry is language broken down, chiseled, and refined, made to ...

Over dinner, a friend once asked me a shocking question. What is poetry anyway? Then, even worse, What makes a poem great? He thought I should know, since I presumed to introduce poetry programs on ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Poetry, defined by Britannica as literature evoking emotion through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound and rhythm, gets a spotlight during the month of April ...

In 1993, a poetry anthology appeared that seemed to speak directly to the spirit of the times and, in so doing, appeal to an audience far larger than what poetry in English could generally boast. More ...

In September 1821, the Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi reflected on the nature of poetic language. Why do poets choose some terms and not others? Which words can be called “poetic”? In his notebook, ...

Poetry is used all around the world as an important way to express how people are feeling and it is a great way of storytelling. National Poetry Day 2024 is celebrated on Thursday 3 October and is a ...