For those who follow poetry challenges on Morning Edition, our new one involves a vocabulary lesson: ekphrastic. Ekphrastic poems respond to a piece of art. According to the Poetry Foundation: Through ...

Our poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander is a big fan of the power nap. Research shows how restorative naps can be. Has it been that way for you? Tell us in the form of a poem. For inspiration, Alexander ...

Many of the most memorable poems ever written came from daily life. When we write about ourselves, we are on familiar ground. A poem is the most concise way of expressing what we want to say. It can ...

Over the years, NPR's poetry community has turned both painful and joyful experiences into magnificent work. "Let's be clear: Anti-Asian violence and discrimination are not new. But, this racism seems ...

That noted philosopher, Robin Williams, once suggested that college can destroy almost anyone’s love of poetry. “Hours of boring analysis, dissection and criticism will see to that,” he said, and ...

Over the years, NPR's poetry community has turned both painful and joyful experiences into magnificent work. As the world still endures the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. also grieves over increased ...