Vincent van Gogh, “Self-Portrait” (1889) (image courtesy the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC) Editor’s Note: The following poems have been excerpted with permission and adapted ...
Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...
What is a nonsense poem? Nonsense poems don't always make sense, they often use made up words, mixed up with real words. What are free verse poems? Free verse poems don't follow the rules.
There is likely no one among the more than two million residents of Gaza who hasn’t been touched by death in the last year of Israel's war with Hamas, leading some to confront their mortality and the ...
When reading poetry a reader will interpret what it means to them. Everyone's response is different. What is imagery? Learn about how writers use imagery, the impact of imagery and how it appeals ...
Doireann Garrihy has insisted she is not a “Bridezilla” as she has shared an exciting wedding update. The RTÉ star is set to wed her comedian beau later this year, after announcing their engagement ...
The English-language translators of an Italian collection of short stories and a French book of poetry have won awards from the American Literary Translators Association. Jamie Richards' translation ...