“I never got poetry,” someone says to me again. And I sigh. Because I never got it either — at least, not until I learned to stop worrying about “getting it.” In fact, “get” — with its connotation of ...

When people ask me about the purpose of poetry, I am tempted to respond that the world needs as many as possible of pastimes that do no harm and that, after all, an evening spent reading poems is far ...

While listening to it, you can sense how deep of a place it comes from. It’s passionate and moving; it ignites action; and it showcases the true power of words. I’ve been drawn to spoken word poetry ...

How can people renew their sense of faith in the future when everything around them seems bleak? For an answer to that question, poet Richard Blanco turned to the work of Ada Limón, a poet from Sonoma ...