Styles

Spoken word is a performance art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play. It can encompass or contain elements of rap, hip-hop, storytelling, theater, and jazz,...

Award-winning author and poet Darlyn Finch Kuhn recommends aspiring poets read a lot of poetry and listen to a lot of poetry to improve their craft. It's important to...

The poetry genre is a form of literature that can be difficult to define. Traditionally, it can be described as text that uses rhythm and rhyme to evoke emotion and...

Author Catherine Cruzan gives us insight on what moves her to write poetry. Your poetry can be anything you want it to be, as long as you truly capture a feeling or...

Author Catherine Cruzan gives us insight on what moves her to write poetry. Your poetry can be anything you want it to be, as long as you truly capture a feeling or...