But poetry doesn’t need to be art all the time. It doesn’t have to be serious, or beautiful, or thought-provoking, or “inspiring.” It’s perfectly all right to write something “stupid ...
Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...
If you want to sell newspapers, a great man (me) once said, you'll NEVER mention the word poetry. I think our Managing Editor Rachel Townsend (much greater than me) would agree, but she gives me ...