He teaches at the College of the Holy Cross. This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: 'April Sweepers': A prose poem by Oliver de la Paz ...

Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson? Or perhaps you’re just taking your first steps into the world of poetry ...

Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you feel like laughing.

But what exactly is a poem, how is it different from prose, and how should we approach it? Traditionally, a poem sticks to a definite form, style and a set of characteristics. Lines are ...

Ye Xiaogang (left) and Pu Cunxin pose with the vinyl record. [Photo provided to China Daily] In portraying the character of Ah Q — a simple, ignorant farmer troubled by the feudal system — Ye ...

a panel discussion about poetry and censorship, and "poems while you wait," where poets armed with a manual typewriter compose prose on the spot from audience requests. So, if you've ever been a ...

What Remains reveals that Arendt’s prose couldn’t have existed without her poetry. We find the beginnings of Arendt’s ideas in these lines of verse. The poems are bound to surprise. They’re lyrical, ...