As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and strongest outrage. But the real superpower of poetry lies in giving expression to our ...

However, the magic of Shakespeare’s poetry lies in its ability to speak ... he allowed the reader to interpret his words in a way they saw fit. The writing in this poem is taut, graceful and ...

Shel Silverstein was a master of linguistic mischief, using repetition and creative wordplay to amuse and prepare kids for reading.

Early one morning, Alan Garner goes to let the hens out. The hens live in a hutch in the garden of Toad Hall in Blackden, ...

The Hong Kong writer’s penchant for transforming taboo subjects—death, illness, or gender—into fodder for intellectual ...

October: Monster by Dzifa Benson “One language is never enough”, Dzifa Benson writes in the first section of Monster, her ...

and enjoys the magic of onomatopoeic words. He investigates ideas about the potential rhythm and patterns found within poems and how these are influenced by the devices you choose to use.

Through the eyes of author and longtime Oregonian Ellen Waterston, poetry is everywhere. A shapeshifting medium, it doesn’t always look the same. Robert Frost’s short yet prolific “The Road Not Taken” ...

Willa Cather wrote “Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.” Childhood is when ...

Arriving at the luxury house two years after Karl Lagerfeld, he helped guide a boom in both products and revenues as ...