Poetry has deep roots in music — in fact, in some cultures, poetry and song are the same word. Edward Hirsch, author of A Poet's Glossary,... How Rhythm Carries A Poem, From Head To Heart Poetry, ...

Poetry is old. Really old. It came into use before written language, originally used as a means to remember history through verbal storytelling. That is why we often feel a rhythm or beat to a poem, ...

I’m a nonfiction writer who has dabbled in fiction writing over the years. I hope to do more of both, but now I also feel called to write poetry. I enjoy the idea of packing big ideas into small ...

A world-renowned educator, often referred to as “the hardest working man in education,” recently brought his lively workshop, “Rap, Rhythm & Rhyme: Rebuilding the Writing Foundation,” to Orangeburg ...

Too often, students receive the message in their English classes that poetry exists to be analyzed. They learn terms, strategies and complicated acronyms to remember them—all in the service of solving ...