Former Missouri Poet Laureate Maryfrances Wagner writes about the inspiration she takes from a favorite poet, Williams Carlos ...

To introduce students to close reading poetry and using writing to understand reading; to prepare them to write a 4-6 page essay on a single poem Students have read selected poems and the chapter on ...

Naomi: You might not have thought about it before, but there are people whose job is to write poems for cards. Naomi: They use their creativity to dream up all the words that the rest of us want ...

This document can be be viewed online, downloaded or printed. Now you've learnt about the Plastic poem, it's time to write your own. Your poem can be as short or as long as you like. You could ...

Poetry is not the first place many people turn to when discussing characters and character development. Most readers probably think of fiction and maybe creative nonfiction, but poetry? Probably not.

A Banbury motorist – and keen writer - was inspired to poetry, she was so impressed by her motor dealership’s service.