The British poet Wendy Cope once said, “the reason modern poetry is difficult is so that the poet’s wife can’t understand it.” A funny comment, but it deflects attention from the real reason that few ...

An 8-year-old. A 22-year-old MFA student. An 80-year-old retiree. What they all have in common is that they're emerging poets who've visited Dallas Poet Laureate Joaquín Zihuatanejo's office hours at ...

Poems are powerful, magical and mysterious. They show us life in novel ways. “A poem is an offering,” says poet and professor Julie Marie Wade. It can sneak up on readers to show them something ...

For all the would-be wordsmiths out there, I've got nine books to read if you want to write poetry but don't know where to start. Pull out your favorite journal or note-taking app now and jot down a ...

During Writing Labs, participants explore creative styles, forms, subjects, and modes of writing. The lab sessions meet daily for interactive instruction with a cohort of passionate young writers from ...