For the latest "Morning Edition" community poem, Rachel Martin and poet Kwame Alexander ask listeners for poetry submissions. This round, the call-out is for poems in letter, or epistolary, form.

Source: https://pixabay.com/en/poetry-poetry-album-old-font-poem-720609/ For years, psychotherapists have suggested poetry as a way to navigate difficult times. This ...

When David Harrison originally asked me to write my first column for “Poetry from Daily Life,” I spoke of Harry Bliss’ New Yorker cartoon: he draws a lady introducing her son as a poet. The folks ...

On Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m., the Adirondack Center for Writing will present an evening of spoken word poetry by three ...

Now for something completely different. This week I’m guest-blogging at The Best American Poetry. So much fun! I’ll be putting up here what I wrote over there the day before. By signing up, you ...

Poet Safia Elhillo never used to write about her body. She felt safer writing poems that pointed the reader's gaze away from herself. "Up until this point, I only knew how to write a neat, tidy and ...

I'm joined now by MORNING EDITION's poet in residence, Kwame Alexander. Hey, Kwame. KWAME ALEXANDER, BYLINE: Hey, Rachel. Rachel Martin, I got a question for you. MARTIN: OK. ALEXANDER: What did the ...