Poetry Learning

How To Enjoy Poetry

Stephen Fry’s three rules for those who are intimidated by verse.

Try Ekphrastic Poetry To Spark Creativity

A few ways to plug into the genius around you

How to Use Poetic Tools to Add Structure and Increase Readability in Your Poems

When it Rains the…

Rhyme: a Tool of the Trade for Poets

some history, techniques and a smattering of thoughts from a…

In Defense of Terrible Teenage Poetry

These kids don’t suck. You’re getting old.

Eleven Modern Poems That Will Change Your Life

The Joy of Sonnetry

From the Bard on, my love of the perfect poetic form.

Poetry Isn’t All That Complicated

It isn’t fancy. It’s sometimes funny. And it’s definitely something…

Ten (More!) Modern Poems That Will Change Your Life

Understanding Prose Poetry

Poetry itself is a language of oxymorons — and perhaps the most difficult one of all for new poets to understand…