When children write poetry, they often jump in with only a vague idea then follow where it leads — adults can do that, too, ...

It’s a brilliant mental health tool because reading and writing poetry can enhance people’s lives in many unexpectedly ...

My writing during these past five years is filled with memories of my long journey with God over a lifetime; but very ...

As an autistic English professor who studies literature and neurodiversity, I was especially unnerved by Kennedy’s contention that many autistic people will never write poetry.

Wichita poet Albert Goldbarth was included in a New Yorker anthology this year, but he doesn’t necessarily want to discuss it ...

What was your reaction to Kennedy saying that an increase in autism diagnoses is bad in part because autistic people can’t “write a poem”?

Writer and director Becca Roth drew attention to the issue in an X thread on Monday. The TikTok video from a young user ...

Fisher-Wirth, whose poem “Catalpa” appeared in the 2023 collection “Paradise is Jagged,” recently began her four-year term as ...

Derek Sheffield sat down with The Seattle Times to talk about the role of poet laureate, his love of language and what he’s excited to accomplish in the role.

George Wilkerson and Kat Bodrie share a unique relationship. Wilkinson is an inmate on North Carolina’s death row. Bodrie is ...

Reading and writing poetry, which is anchored in patterns of words, images, sounds and forms, is particularly well suited for people with autism.

Because many autistic people seek patterns with a “combination of knack and urgency,” reading and writing poetry, which is anchored in patterns of words, images, sounds and forms, is ...