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I've been writing poetry since I was 7, and these are my top 5 poetry books that have gotten me through hard times ...
August 1 is Girlfriends Day 2025! Celebrate her with sweet wishes, quotes, gifts, and heartfelt love paragraphs she'll always ...
Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not about those parties, or those politics.
Kwame Alexander, our poet-in-residence, loves power naps. Write a poem about how a nap helps you restore, and it may be read on Morning Edition.
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.
A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...