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11 Funeral Poems For Readings, Eulogies, And Mourning

Grief may be universal, but all of us struggle to express our love and emotions to the deceased. Funeral poems and mourning poems can help a great deal.

15 Poems That Mention Fathers in Non-Sentimental Non-Tragic Ways

Don't want to fill your Father's Day card with sorrow and tears? Check out these poems about fathers that won't make dad weep.

GO BECAUSE I LOVE YOU: Fatherhood in Poetry

On Jared Harél's debut poetry collection Go Because I Love You, and the many ways it examines fatherhood.

The Importance of Contemporary Poetry

One reader on why contemporary poetry is seeing a surge in popularity, inspired by a panel at Book Expo America.

Poetry Is More Popular Than Ever, New NEA Research Shows

New NEA research shows that poetry readership is the highest on record, with 28 million adults reading. In some demographics, poetry readers have doubled.

What Is a Poem?

What is a poem? We take a stab at answering this question with a breakdown of Ezra Pound's poem called “In A Station of the Metro”

Discovering Poetry Through Persona Poems

When confusion arises, we can instead wonder about the who instead of the what. Who’s the speaker? Does it matter? In persona poems, the voice matters completely.

Must-Read Poetic Voices from Split This Rock 2018

Split This Rock "celebrates poetry that bears witness to injustice and provokes social change," and here are the must-read voices we heard at their 2018 event!

18 Powerful Poetry Books Like MILK AND HONEY by Rupi Kaur

Rupi Kaur didn't necessarily start a trend and revival of poetry, but it sure feels that way. Here's some more powerful poetry books like milk and honey by Rupi Kaur.

17 Mother’s Day Poems: The Long, The Short, and All The Love In Between

From short mother's day poems to long grandiose prose (and some heart-tuggers in between), we collected the best mother's day poems for you.