Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...

“Water, Water” — Billy Collins, November 19, 2024, Random House, 98 pages. The newest volume by the former Poet Laureate of ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

Camille Dungy’s poem, “this beginning may have always meant this end,” starts with an antithetical ... Although she starts with cacophonous words (quail, coyote, lichen on the rocks), her words melt ...

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Customers who walk into the Poetry Pharmacy can find a poem or words of comfort to make them feel a bit better. NBC’s Kelly Cobiella reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight.Jan. 5, 2025 ...

Offered, but not always won. On a dozen or so occasions the adjudicators deemed that none of the poems entered was worthy of the much sought-after prize. So what did Eckley do to earn the ...

Here is a fancy collection of sweet and romantic poems to make her feel special and cherished. Love is a profound feeling and can’t be described in words. The recipe for a healthy relationship ...

Read the poem aloud and pay attention to the sound and rhythm of the words. Look out for meter patterns and rhyme schemes, as well as literary devices related to sounds, such as alliteration ...