Poems rhyme some of the time; oftentimes they don’t. But what distinguishes a poem from other herds of words is how a poem combines rhythm and precision to make meaning and move us: capturing a moment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delaney Atkins, a part-time instructor at Austin Peay State University who teaches a class exploring Swift’s music's connection to ...

Robert Frost once said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” So it’s no surprise that educators who want their students to think, feel, and express ...

This course is designed to enable students to explore special topics in poetry and poetics in a concentrated way. See HMS website for descriptions of topics being offered in a given semester. May be ...

Will Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” usher in a new era of poetry appreciation? Delaney Atkins, a part-time instructor at Austin Peay State University who teaches a ...

This section of Creative Writing introduces students to poetry writing as process and practice. Students will explore imaginative composition through directed exercises in writing poetry and poetic ...

This week’s guest on Poetry from Daily Life is Marilyn Singer, who divides her time between Brooklyn, New York and Washington, Connecticut. This is Marilyn’s second column in the series. Her first ...