Want to become a “Tortured Poet” yourself? Here are some prompts to kickstart your poetry era. Delaney Atkins, a part-time ...

For a writing exercise, Purpura suggested taking a work-in-progress piece to an unfamiliar space and reading it aloud, taking ...

Instead, ask yourself some questions to get at what you think of the poem. What overall impression do you get? What ideas float around in your mind? What do you feel? "Those kinds of overall ...