When you fall in love, you sort of losing all rationality. So, you have to really think when it comes to writing poetry. Whether you're in a relationship or you're hoping to be in one with someone in ...

A cento is a poem written using borrowed lines, like ones from this publication. Don’t forget to give credit. By Leah Umansky Imitation is the best kind of flattery. All creative people, whether they ...

In June, I had the pleasure of visiting New York and, courtesy of The Society of Classical Poets, did a talk and a reading of poetry at Manhattan’s Princeton Club. What a delight it was, and a real ...

By creating a space to take us outside ourselves, poems cast an almost mystical spell. Two new collections prove the point.

I met Dan Selsam when we were toddlers. I liked letters. He liked numbers. I liked telling jokes. He liked solving math problems. We both liked the show “ThunderCats.” Years passed. I became a comedy ...