Think again. There are endless amounts of silly, whimsical and funny poems sure to give you a chuckle. Below, you’ll find a ...

But you may not be aware that he was truly a master of quirky poems. Raise the funny factor of this poem by reading it to your kids in a silly voice. This short quatrain was a hit in 1895, when Gelett ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

Shakespeare reading "Hamlet" to his family, circa 1600. Most people confuse a sonnet and a poem, but they have slight differences. A sonnet is a specific type of poem, typically consisting of 14 ...

William Shakespeare is the bestselling poet of all time. The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from ...

Here’s how my thoughts ran: These poems were often posted somewhere so the recipients would find them. Somewhere like, say, a wall. A wall. The wall. Posting to the wall. Holy Facebook, Batman! And ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

It’s funny; I didn’t intend “Loose Lips” to serve as group therapy for writers ... You read some of these headlines and you ...

Then they say, ‘Okay, wow, cool. I can’t wait!’ The truth is, I’ve waited a long time to publish my new book: I Am Maria: My Poems and Reflections on Heartbreak, Healing, and Hope,” she ...