One of my favorite poets is William Carlos Williams, the imagist poet who believed a poem could be like a painting — words that provoke a picture and initiate thought. Here’s his most famous poem: ...

Dump.fm died a quiet, seemingly definitive death last month, after having survived a number of rumored deaths over the years. This pleasant monster would sometimes sputter and refuse to take on all ...

April is National Poetry Month and a good time to consider beginning a poetry writing practice for yourself and/or your ...

Montana artist Heather Cahoon has never shown her paintings while reading her poetry at the same time before. But Saturday, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes member will gather her ...

Some poets perform an act of creation that supersedes the poem as a mere vessel for thought or emotion. Instead, their writing generates a unique world that we may inhabit, coherent in its logic and ...

I was surprised and excited by the richness and vibrancy of these poems. The ten shortlisted poems draw on the full spectrum of the senses. They range from the playful to the intensely disturbing, but ...