More: Poetry from Daily Life: For a ballad, pick a beat and pick a rhyme, then stick with it. A lot of poetry these days is written in free verse, which doesn’t stick to a steady, repeated ...

Poetry Reading - 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 3 at the Southwest Branch, 9010 35th Ave. S.W. (206-684-7455) - Share poems by your favorite author or your own writing. Each reading is limited to ...

Minnesota poem: It rhymes, ... Minneapolis poet James Lenfestey said the songlike rhyme and meter of "Minnesota Blue," written by Keith Haugen in 1985, could give it wide appeal.