Sensory language is important in haiku writing as it helps paint vivid pictures in the minds of readers. Use words that ...

In The Chemistry of Emotion, poets Fiona Perry and Stephan Paul Wren delve into historical and scholarly sources in science, art, history and personal experience.

April is National Poetry Month and as a poet and research psychologist, it’s my favorite time of year to discover and promote the joys and transformative powers of this art form. After all, poetry is ...

To me, sorrow is the emotion that takes up the most space, weighing down my heart every time it strikes. Poetry is my remedy for it. It helps contain sorrow into a form the page can hold in my stead.

"Instead of finding truth and clarity, poets can miss the mark" - Emma Sansbury offers a potentially controversial perspective on the debate around poetic sentimentality.

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...