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As Halloween approaches, I cannot help but think of Christina Rosetti's Goblin Market , a poem I studied first in high school and then ...

For today's Poetry Friday selection, I'm offering up Crocs! , a rhyming picture book by "the emerging poet of gross," Davi...

Welcome! Happy August and Happy Poetry Friday! I discovered Sylvia Plath during my senior year in high school when I read The Bell Jar . S...

The current issue of Lapham's Quarterly examines the theme of Nature, and includes this excerpt from Pope's Essay on Man : VIII. Se...

Richard Wilbur published his first poem when he was 8 years old. He went on to translate Moliere and Racine, write lyrics musicals, win the ...

Thanks for visiting! We're happy to be hosting Poetry Friday today at The Well-Read Child! Leave your link in the comments, and we'l...

Crossing the Hellespont by Wes When sadness comes, as Nixon said, When sadness is upon me I apologize for things I shouldn't And my eyes...

Here's an interesting exercise: write a 19 line poem with just two rhyming sounds, and in which about a third of the lines are refrains....

Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth, I wear a tourist's shirt with "Nantucket" printed on the front. A nurse w...

This week's Poetry Friday host is Big A little a Thomas Hardy is better known for his novels, but he was an accomplished poet as well, a...

(Jill has kindly asked me to guest-blog for her--I'm honored and hope you enjoy today's Poetry Friday selection-- Wes). On September...

Okay, so I'm on a Yeats kick this month. Something about his poetry just inspires me, makes me reminisce, and makes me just....sigh. Her...

Ah...nothing like a little unrequited love to brighten up your day. We studied William Butler Yeats in my senior seminar in college, and the...

The poetry I love most is the poetry that has had some sort of impact on my life, poetry that MEANS something to me. There are a few poems t...

Have you ever had one of those days where you're grumpy for no apparent reason? Well, I've been having one of those weeks, and today...

This is my first Poetry Friday....yay! Thanks to Mary Lee and Franki at A Year of Reading for hosting this week's roundup. So, last w...