Poetry isn't as scary as you think. These 14 collections of poems tackle everything from grief and race to family and love.

I picked Maxine Kumin’s poem because I am missing swimming so much this summer. By the time you read this, I should know ...

Examples of Integrating Poetry into Therapy 1. Identity Poems Goal: Reclaim cultural pride and counter internalized oppression. Prompt: “I am from…” Ask the client to list the places, scents ...

Example: In ‘ You’re ’ by Sylvia Plath, the title tells us she is addressing someone directly but it is only through reading the list of descriptions in the main body of the poem that we can ...

Inspiring words. Vadiem Georgiev/Shutterstock Culturally, poetry is used in varied ways. Haikus, for example, juxtapose images of the everyday, while lyric poetry expresses the personal and emotional.

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...

Creating an erasure poem means finding your voice lurking in another’s words. It can be a way to start writing when words fail. By E. Kristin Anderson The past year has been difficult for many ...