David Harrison appointed as national Route 66 centennial poet laureate

Springfield author David Harrison has been named poet laureate for the national Route 66 centennial celebration, during which ...
NPR

Writer Yanyi Reads A Poem From His Collection, 'The Year Of Blue Water'

For the writer Yanyi, poetry is everywhere. YANYI: I've written poetry accidentally while texting my friends, while getting really excited about something. And, you know, you end up going on a rant, ...
Edutopia

Sharpening Students’ Observation Skills Through Poetry

Practice with the attention to detail and language choices needed for poetry writing can help elementary students with other kinds of writing as well.
Boise State Public Radio

Remembering poet, writer and translator Coleman Barks

The poet and writer Coleman Barks died last month at the age of 88. He was well known for his translations of the works of the 13th-century Persian mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi. Coleman Barks even ...
Edutopia

A Poetry-Writing Exercise to Support English Learners

In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building ...
YourTango

How To Write A Love Poem & Make Someone Catch Feelings For You

When you fall in love, you sort of losing all rationality. So, you have to really think when it comes to writing poetry. Whether you're in a relationship or you're hoping to be in one with someone in ...
WUNC

Writer Yanyi Reads A Poem From His Collection, 'The Year Of Blue Water'

For the writer Yanyi, poetry is everywhere. YANYI: I've written poetry accidentally while texting my friends, while getting really excited about something. And, you know, you end up going on a rant, ...