The apostrophe is dangerous. A book is a startup. Dorothy Parker is not running her Facebook account. It's the best in poetry and poetic things.

Poetry acknowledged invisible things, the things that haunt us. Amber Haines shares her journey into poetry.

The editors have culled our very favorite links from our weekly Top 10 Poetic Picks from 2012.

Using a paragraph of prose from Kristin LeMay's "I Told My Soul To Sing," Kimberlee Conway Ireton crafts -- and explains how to write -- a found poem.

Glynn Young announces a winner for the free copy of Kristin LeMay's "I Told My Soul to Sing: Finding God with Emily Dickinson."

In "I Told My Soul to Sing: Finding God with Emily Dickinson," Kristin LeMay uses 30 poems to navigate the rocks of belief, prayer, and mortality. LeMay's Dickinson is remarkably human. Glynn Young reviews this new volume and has a giveaway.

Repurposing books into purses, the presidents' favorite poetry, and why you need a contrarian in your life. Lyla Willingham Lindquist has all this and more in This Week's Top Ten Poetic Picks.

In the hands of the poets, wine is poetry and poetry is wine. Angela Alaimo O'Donnell, together with wine and poetry, invites you to the Feast of Life.

Famous artwork as Halloween costumes, the future of the short storyteller, and a guy typing poetry on the street. Lyla Willingham Lindquist has all this and a little more in This Week's Top Ten Poetic Picks.

The best in poetry (and poetic things), this week with Lyla Lindquist. 1 Art I suppose it goes without saying what type of images displayed in the art gallery of my mind when I read the headline Portraits Drawn with Tea, Vodka, Whiskey and Ink. One part preschool finger paint, one part erratic Picasso distortions, [...]

Sometimes I poke a little fun at things I don’t understand. It helps me cope with the despair that might otherwise creep in at the thought of not understanding something. And so it is I must confess I have poked fun at Emily Dickinson. I made light of her alleged bad attitude and disdain for authority. [...]