Why Multilingual Poetry Matters
You may have read poetry in different forms, from different regions, and from writers of diverse sexualities, races, and genders, but there’s yet another way to revolutionize your canon—what about poetry in different languages? Bilingual poetry has strengthened and challenged the
How to Make Poetry a Part of Your Daily Routine
Morning “Prayer” While you settle in with your morning coffee, try taking a poetry book off your shelf and opening up to a random page. Maybe what you read will become your mantra for the day. Or maybe you will discover
Verses Against Violence: 4 Powerful Anti-Gun Poems
*Trigger warning *: This post references the current gun violence epidemic in the United States. Dayton. El Paso. Gilroy. Parkland. It seems like every time I read a headline, a different city is reeling from another mass shooting. With reports that
8 Reasons to Appreciate the Villanelle
Sometimes known as a villanesque, the villanelle is a fixed-verse poem made up of nineteen lines: five lines of three (or a tercet) followed by a four-line stanza (or a quatrain). The first and third lines of the first tercet
10 Reasons to Love Iambic Pentameter
While traditional poetic forms sometimes get a bad wrap for being too strict, remember that rules can often help you push your creativity. The most common meter in English poetry, iambic pentameter is measured in pairs of syllables called “feet.”
8 Poems Inspired by the Beauty of Gardening
This summer I tried my hand at planting vegetables. I’ve wanted a garden for a long time, but living in an apartment put that wish on hold. Instead, I started a garden on my back porch, planting tomatoes, zucchini, cilantro,