Two books on William Blake, “Eternity’s Sunrise” by Leo Damrosch and “Blake: A Biography” by Peter Ackroyd, provide an in-depth look at the artist and poet.
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Take Your Poet to Work: Seamus Heaney
Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming on the third Wednesday in July. For 2016, that’s July 20! This week, meet Irish poet Seamus Heaney.
Take Your Poet to Work: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming on the third Wednesday in July. For 2016, that’s July 20! This week, meet English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Take Your Poet to Work: William Wordsworth
Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming on the third Wednesday in July. For 2016, that’s July 20! We kick off the release of this year’s poet collection with English Romantic poet William Wordsworth.
Memoir Notebook: Waterfall of Sweet Dreams—Part III: Disenchantment
The disenchantment of the acting life sends Richard Maxson toward the greater question of what will really bring him happiness.
Top 10 Pocket Poets and Their Poems
It’s Poem in Your Pocket Day. What better way to celebrate than with one of these 10 great pocket poets (and their poems) in your pocket.
The Joy of Poetry: As Much as She Could Carry
Enjoy an excerpt of the newest title from T. S. Poetry Press, The Joy of Poetry: How to Keep, Save & Make Your Life with Poems.
Lexicographer Samuel Johnson: Bookended by Poetry
Poetry formed the bookends of the professional life of Samuel Johnson, the great lexicographer.
Literary Tour: Samuel Johnson House, London
A tour of the Samuel Johnson House allows a view into the man who wrote “The Dictionary of the English Language” and helped save Shakespeare from oblivion.
Top 10 Anne of Avonlea Quotes
Are you a fan of the beloved L.M. Montgomery novels? Enjoy 10 great quotes from Anne of Avonlea and share your favorite with us.
Poetry for Life: Mind’s Eye Poetry – Rewriting Dementia
Mind’s Eye Poetry connects with dementia patients, engaging their minds and memories to create poems on the spot.
Memoir Notebook: My Moveable Feast
In our latest Memoir Notebook, Michelle Rinaldi Ortega travels to Paris and encounters Ernest Hemingway and his Moveable Feast.
T.S. Eliot at the British Library, Part 1
At the British Library, the editors of a new edition of the poems of T.S. Eliot discuss the poet and his work.
Top 10 Fall Poems
Welcome Autumn (and make it last a little longer) with this great collection of Fall poems from Shakespeare to Keats to Browning.
Top 10 Spooky Poems for Halloween
It’s time to get your poetry spook on. Enjoy 10 (plus 2 bonus spooks) spooky Halloween poems.
Poetry Unit: Theme
Organize your poetry unit by theme. From classics like the Epic and Shakespeare, or fun new topics like Circus & Carnival, Fairy Tales, Trains & Tracks and more. We’ve got everything you need for making teaching poetry easy and fun.
Poetry for Life: Poems on the Underground
“Poems on the Underground” collects some 230 poems which have been posted on the London Underground since 1986.
Lydia Davis and Selective Memory, at Purchase College
In a witty address at Purchase College, Lydia Davis helps you re-imagine your writing life, from dreams to peas.
Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines
We began a daily sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter, inviting you to take a dip into poetry with us. Discover the power of a single line.
Random Acts of Poetry Day
Date: Random Acts of Poetry Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in October. In 2025, that’s October 1. How to Celebrate: Random Acts of Poetry Day is about painting poetry in the public square, either literally or figuratively. Chalk your poem onto the sidewalk (or a blackboard), leave one on a subway seat, pin […]