allow everything to stay there. even seemed to have nothing of substance. And the broken mirror. Shattered with pieces lying all over the floor. Say goodbye to it. And shut that door forever. Elena ...

“The poems collected in this anthology ask essential questions about how to thrive in a complicated world, about how to love when life hasn’t been easy,” Ó Tuama writes in his preface to this ...

A: “I love poetry so much because it takes those big, scary feelings and thoughts and just puts them on the page, right out front for everyone to see them. I think those emotions and thoughts as well ...

When you feel knocked down and sad for a long time, it's hard to start learning how to love yourself. Sometimes it's a hard shock to the soul, but you need to make it a point to really start loving ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...