Words need to "audition" for the chance to be in a sentence, poet Kate Coombs writes. In a poem, they need to be perfect for ...

George Harrison's track 'All Things Must Pass' is one of his best releases, but he can't take credit for every word as he took inspiration from an acid poem.

Including a fac-simile autobiography, variorum readings of the poems, and a department of Gathered leaves by Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 Publication date 1900 Publisher Philadelphia, David McKay ...

I'm sure I have written before about my dad talking with vivid similes but perhaps missed this particular one: in an old letter he writes ...

Hearing without listening – the power of metaphor Metaphors may seem like a simple stylistic device taught by your Year 3 teachers – but they are a lot more than that ...

What is an acrostic poem? An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase, which is typically the subject of the poem. Usually those letters would be bigger ...

Historians tell ABC News the location of the Statue of Liberty in the New York harbor and the poem affixed to its pedestal transformed it into a symbol of immigration.

Improve primary pupils' poetry writing and comprehension skills with our selection of KS2 poems, resources, lessons, activities and more ...

Because metaphors are critical to understanding the world around us, choosing the wrong ones can make the struggle for autonomy and connection seem like standing astride two galloping horses.

As the next presidential race heats up, researchers are beginning to understand why and how Trump’s use of metaphor is, perhaps, his greatest weapon.

Reading a poem by Robert Hass is like stepping into the ocean when the temperature of the water is not much different from that of the air. You scarcely know, until you feel the undertow tug at ...