Sometimes poetry is just begging not to be understood. In this week's 'poemcrazy' book club installment, we're invited to 'not think, not understand.'

Writing a pantoum doesn't have to be like being dragged to the catacombs. Just follow Erik and Christine's helpful pantoum infographic and you'll be out of the dungeon in no time.

One expert says haiku is "not fun." He's never been to Tweetspeak. We have a fun new infographic to help you Boost Your Haiku High-Q

Even if you have not read Christopher Marlowe’s famous poem, “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love," you probably know its poetry anyway. Really.

In this month's poetry classroom, author and literature professor Karen Swallow Prior will be treating us to a discussion of classic love poetry—beginning with Shakespeare.

“Oh, my kids aren’t poetic at all,” she said. “Prepare yourself for a big flop.” Ann Kroeker takes on the challenge of teaching poetry to children.

A simple ebook from T.S. Poetry Press might be all you need to get yourself writing a little poetry. If all else fails, cheesecake.

Welcome to the Poetry Classroom. You are invited to discuss the poem 'Immolation'—its form, images, sounds, meanings, surprises—and write your own poems along the way.

Chickens, chocolate chip cookies, writing poetry on the clock? Must be our Poetry at Work Day infographic.

My entry into poetry did not happen in a night. Oh, sure. It may look that way. One day I was calling poetry “cryptic nonsense” and practically the next, posting a lengthy poem on Facebook about lumberjacks, kitchen knives, Twinkies, and the persuasive powers of semi-colon eyelashes. Now, she’ll never take the credit for it—no, [...]

This week we kick off the Poetry Classroom, a new feature in which a college professor and his or her students host a conversation about a poem—and the public is invited to join in! Our first professor, Brett Foster, teaches at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. His first poetry book, The Garbage Eater, was published [...]