Themes of longing, loneliness and the power of love — romantic, familial and self-love — are constant throughout Maria ...

"People are taught that the way to engage with a poem is by trying to understand it, master it and write an essay about ... Instead, ask yourself some questions to get at what you think of the ...

Physics and poetry both distil complexity into clarity. Learn how poetic structure can shape and express scientific ideas.

How to write poetry. Poetry is a form of writing designed to evoke emotions as you read aloud or to yourself. That sounds very complicated. Where do you start with that? How about subject?

Each morning this year, I've sat down and written a poem about what's weighing most heavily on my mind. Many mornings, I just want to get on with my day and loathe stopping to write poetry.

One way to create great nonsense poems is to first write some sentences about doing ... and by playing with words (and even inventing some yourself) you can easily come up with your own nonsense ...