The first step to writing a poem is figuring out what you like about ... “This relationship feels like … a burning bridge,” is Atkins's example. You can stick to a single line or make ...

At the most extreme, some forms of constrained writing are even more self-limiting and end up being very, very constrained indeed.

Watch this video to see an example of a counting poem. When you are writing anything (for example, a story or a poem) you need to group your words together into sentences. There are a few simple ...

Then I turn to the poem on the next page and the story disappears. So, as we write poems, it’s important to remember that we’re really telling these stories of a moment. The question we should ...

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 ...

Inspired by a past relationship, Arenas explored the personal burden of loving someone who refuses to open up. The poem ...

Her project forms part of her overarching aim to write a million poems to strangers during her lifetime. The stories are kept anonymous, but Harper Nichols shares some context for each poem so ...

It has no sense of the multiple meanings and resonances of words. So how could it write a good poem?" It is inviting to end with that critical slam-dunk from a great poet to dismiss chatbots that ...

The structure of a poem can mirror the scientific idea it describes, making both the form and the content work together. A nonnet, for example, is a perfect choice for writing about loss ...