What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness. At beginnings ...

In the fifth essay of her new collection, Ten Windows: How Great Poems Transform the World, poet Jane Hirshfield writes of a Japanese poem, “windows are the opening through which the luminous arrives.

Poetry offers something that news and visual imagery cannot in times of crisis: depth over immediacy and meaning over ...

Poetry is more than an art form. It is a lineage of healing. Our communities have long used rhythm, story, and verse to transform pain into wisdom. In every language and every tradition, we have ...

William Shakespeare is the bestselling poet of all time. The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from ...

“Poetry therapy” is not a standalone form of therapy. However, therapists can incorporate it into other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Poetry as therapy encourages a ...

Kate North does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Poetry has always been at the heart of Arabic culture, not least as the oldest means for its earliest speakers to record their beliefs and wisdom, oral narratives and philosophy. It began in the ...