Short poems like this one may not be top of mind when considering funeral poetry, but it’s a moving option for those who are grieving. RD.com, Getty Images. 20.

Incorporating a short poem into your wedding not only beautifies the ceremony but also leaves an indelible mark on the hearts ...

Short poems are especially good for this, because young people have less time. (Not less free time, just less time — when your life is small, a poem takes up more of your total life.) ...

Sometimes a poem just strikes a precise moment. “Small Kindnesses,” by Danusha Laméris, feels utterly necessary for our time — a poem celebrating minor, automatic graciousness within a ...

The poem by Sonia Sanchez, “This is Not a Small Voice,” was first published in 1995, and is now the first part of a yet-to-be-completed song cycle by composer Valerie Coleman, commissioned by the ...

A small business owner has written a poem highlighting the challenges facing shops in his home town, and encouraging locals to use them. Topher Chard's poem is about Newquay, where he runs two ...

Poetry was the saving grace to improve my ability to communicate with others. When I started performing, I was able to share an intimate piece of myself with strangers.

Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day," celebrating the winter solstice, is also a children's book illustrated by Carson Ellis. They collaborated by mail.

The poem by Sonia Sanchez, “This is Not a Small Voice,” was first published in 1995, and is now the first part of a yet-to-be-completed song cycle by composer Valerie Coleman, commissioned by ...

A Soviet-era poem about people isolating in their apartments from the harsh realities of communism is resonating with Russians once again. In these pandemic days of fear and tedium, literature can ...