Best known for his experimental use of form and punctuation, American poet Edward Estlin Cummings (1894–1962) helped redefine modernist free-verse poetry. His short lines (unconventional at the ...

“Cinderella” has four trochees per line, which is called tetrameter ... then stick with it A lot of poetry these days is ...

Poems and poetry possess a strong bond with the way humans interact with each other. The delicacy of poems can help someone win heart or to leave a strong impression regarding something.

Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the ... so this is the genesis of the poem. O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

Poetry saves veterans’ lives. I have edited veterans’ poetry for a national magazine called Veterans’ Voices for over 30 ...

The form of a poem is how we describe the overarching structure or pattern of the poem. Some forms of poetry must stick to very specific rules about length, rhythm and rhyme. Poets enjoy playing ...

Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings and not about telling a story, so this is a key difference. Key features of narrative ...

By the 18th century, Urdu became a well-developed language with a body of literature that consisted mainly of poetry. Urdu poetry has a wide ... The new poets started writing in blank verse and free ...

There’s a line in a Mary Oliver poem which asks “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” and has been living rent-free in Emilie’s head ... find the inspiration to write the ...

Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the ... so this is the genesis of the poem. O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?