George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

This is called learning a poem ‘off by heart’. It’s a great way to really show you understand the poem and have some fun sharing it with other people! It’s not always easy though.

This week my dear friend, Penny, sent me a powerful poem, read beautifully by an older ... So let them. Let them show you who they truly are, not tell you. Let them prove how worthy they are ...

John Agard’s Checking Out Me History is an example ... and to help show he wants to go beyond what is traditional. The form of the poem in this case helps link to what the poem is about.

The material looked different from the paper the letters were on. And they had pencil writing on them. "It's obviously these two quickly drafted poems," said Oliver. "And I immediately think 'well, ...

It teaches trust and patience, since any poem has things to show us about the others ... “I remember how it began for me with ‘The Cantos.’ It was one word, dodici.” ...