Poetry, perhaps more than any other form of writing, delves deep into emotions. And rhythm, from the haunting repetitions of "Annabel Lee" to the taunting questions of "The Love Song of J. Alfred ...

Poetry is old. Really old. It came into use before written language, originally used as a means to remember history through verbal storytelling. That is why we often feel a rhythm or beat to a poem, ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Timothy Rasinski, who lives in Stow, Ohio. Tim was told he was a good writer during his master’s degree program. However, his writing is not poetry, but ...

Poems top the Billboard Hot 100: This week, Bruno Mars’ “That’s What I Like” wrested the No. 1 spot from Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble.” The two songs are a study in pop contrasts. On “Humble,” Lamar is ...

What is the rhythm of Los Angeles? Before hearing poet Wanda Coleman speak at the Los Angeles Central Library recently, it had never occurred to me to think that L.A. has a rhythm. Coleman is an L.A.

Prosody has to do with where stress falls in a poetic line. But teaching students how to unlock the rhythms of a poem had Hugh Roberts stressed out. So last year, the assistant professor of English at ...

Poetry has deep roots in music — in fact, in some cultures, poetry and song are the same word. Edward Hirsch, author of A Poet's Glossary,... How Rhythm Carries A Poem, From Head To Heart Poetry, ...