Poets have forever been writing about the night, both those things that go bump and the things that delight. Enjoy a sampling in this collection of 10 great night poems.
Night Poetry: Stopping by Woods and Promises
Night poetry can be the poetry of promise. In the darkness, we can focus on what is most pressing, we can dream, we can make promises to ourselves or others
Night Poetry: Acquainted with the Night
Night poetry can be the poetry of acquaintance. With the light narrowed, we pull in close to things that are near.
Night Poetry: Emily Dickinson’s Symbol Challenge
Can night poetry have sunshine? If you’re Emily Dickinson, you might find a way to mix dark and light by speaking symbolically.
Tweetspeak Poetry’s Top Ten Posts from the Last Month (or so)
What are we reading at Tweetspeak Poetry? Catch up on the top posts from last month (or so). Featuring Claire Burge, Lakin Easterling, Daniel Sperry, Poets House and more.
Night Poetry: Darkness and Villanelle Poems
Try your hand at a night poem that easily captures the ambiguity of darkness, simply by virtue of its form.
Night Poetry: Playlist and Prompt
Night poetry easily lends itself to being love poetry. Like Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty.”