But poetry isn't just for adults. In fact, there are plenty of poems for kids that ... But you may not be aware that he was truly a master of quirky poems. Raise the funny factor of this poem by ...

We present an extract from The Irish Writers Handbook 2025, the essential guide to writing and getting published, with ...

Nope. Just sum. Sheesh. These short jokes and one-liners are seriously bad, right? You can't deny that they're also pretty ...

Readers who enjoy reflective poems will like this one. Where to read: You can read “The Bells” at All Poetry. Poe’s unnerving Ligeia is a grotesque short story that blurs the lines between ...

What is a nonsense poem? Nonsense poems don't always make sense, they often use made up words, mixed up with real words. What are free verse poems? Free verse poems don't follow the rules.

From love poems for her and love poems for him to words exploring issues of unity and injustice, gender and race, the best poem books explore all aspects of life.

Vincent van Gogh, “Self-Portrait” (1889) (image courtesy the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC) Editor’s Note: The following poems have been excerpted with permission and adapted ...

The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating ... on the reader as they would if they were being used in a short story, advert or letter. Some poetic devices tend to be used more ...

Andrew Cunningham, 29, spotted a tip online which suggested supermarkets send free gifts if customers send them a poem. He decided to test it out and wrote brand-specific short poems for 50 of his ...

MacAskill is the author of three previously published poetry collections, including Shadow Blight , winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry in 2022. Her fiction has previously ...