Today, we help you pay attention to the sound and feel of this week’s poem. Play our game to see how much you’ve already ...

Plus, poetry lends itself to teaching kids about figurative language ... Then, you can use those words and phrases to write a poem. In this case, it’s collaging together the words you’ve ...

Ever thought about writing a poem ... We can do this using language as clean or as complicated as feels right to us. The beauty of poetry often resides in its subtext – in the current of ...

Emily Dickinson was known, even, for sending poems to friends (and writing them on chocolate wrappers ... Perhaps you’d be interested in brushing up on figurative language or exploring what common ...

They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date ... [RFK Jr.] falls into using language like Asperger’s, which, of course, was the distinction that was used to decide who would ...

Poetry should evoke thinking, using figurative language or symbolism to set a rhythm to the writing and leave the reader with questions. It is a writer’s job to trust that their readers will spend ...

Confounded by a confusing expression or dream from a patient, I might seemingly shift gears and ask myself, 'What if this ...

Elizabeth Mirabal, third-year Spanish Ph.D student at the University, wrote “Herbarium” as a 205 page collection of free ...

Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This ...

"I hope these books equip students with the tools needed to read and experience poetry ... sound, figurative language, rhetorical devices, and structure - along with writing exercises and critical ...

"Language framing Autism as a 'chronic ... holding a job, going on a date, writing a poem, and even using the bathroom on their own. Hugh Davis, executive director of Wisconsin Family Ties ...