I asked people to send in their thoughts. Most agree with Campbell. This does not surprise me. Over the years I’ve had feedback from readers who would like more rhyme in the poems we run. At the risk ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Timothy Rasinski, who lives in Stow, Ohio. Tim was told he was a good writer during his master’s degree program. However, his writing is not poetry, but ...

I hope you are enjoying our Sunday column, “Poetry from Daily Life,” which provides each week the wit, wisdom, and experiences of poets and authorities on poetry. By offering such a rich mix of voices ...

It was the Everglades that brought out the poet in Coral Gables High School student James Lachterman. And in under 20 lines of rhyme, the then 15-year-old was able to capture a prize in the Miami-Dade ...

What wakes you with new hope every morning? What fills your dreams at night? What keeps you going toward those dreams and goals each day? It’s that little voice inside your head that says, “I can do ...

Well, this is rich. Or, I should say, riche. It seems I am a master poet / Though no one knew I was a poet. Here’s the story: A few months ago I received several junk e-mail solicitations for an ...

The trapped voice in my head intones poems these days I am a poetry buff. I love poetry, not as a writer or a critic but as a normal reader who appreciates the rich imagery and brevity of words. A few ...

I think I've always been a poet. Even when I thought as a teenager that I would grow up to be a best-selling novelist, I sought out layers to peel off my phrasing; I sought out words that travel ...

This week we've been remembering Muhammad Ali – the boxer, Muslim convert, political activist, friend. Today, we remember Muhammad Ali the poet. There were the quick couplets he used to taunt his ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...