For six years, Everett Community College has housed a literary gem with a prestigious history. Poetry Northwest magazine, founded in Seattle in 1959, has published the works of poets who put this ...

Those who want to write something but are struggling with how to get started often ask, “How do I find ideas?” My response is to redirect the focus. Ideas are everywhere. The trick isn’t in finding ...

So, you’ve heard that poetry is making a comeback (I mean, isn’t it always?) and you’re thinking it might be time for you to hop aboard that well-versed bandwagon. After all, everyone’s reading life ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Angela Jackson, who lives in Chicago, Illinois in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood. She fell in love with poetry in first grade and was writing her ...

Too often, when people think of poetry they think, 'Oh great, another love poem.' Or another nature poem, or another poem rife with socio-political commentary. Well, I'm here to tell you there are ...

Maria Shriver is a dear friend, and one of the most thoughtful people I know. Over the years, I’ve watched her navigate immense joy and deep heartbreak with incredible grace — and now she’s sharing ...

Celebrate the art of words at the Silverton Poetry Festival this weekend. Now in its 15th year, the festival was started by a small group of Silverton residence who shared a love of poetry. The ...

Last month, the MTA announced the contemplatively triumphant return of Poetry In Motion to the subways. Unfortunately, buses were left out, forced to ruminate upon the aching chasm in their souls. But ...