Everybody knows the haiku formula: three lines — five syllables, then seven, then five — and some shit about nature. Boom. Haiku. Of course, there’s a little more to it than that. At its essence, each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poetry is one of the most powerful art forms we have. Since ancient times, poems — from haikus to sonnets to limericks — have ...

It's April 1, a day of celebrations - April Fools' Day, Easter Sunday and the first day of Poetry Month. Twitter is now officially open to your submissions to hashtag #nprpoetry. Every year, we get ...

* What can we learn about reading and writing haiku, in particular traditional Japanese haiku? * What can we learn about reading literature closely, by focusing on words and images in order to explore ...

One of the glorious things about the Berwyn music club FitzGerald’s is that when you walk in the door you never know what you might hear on stage. One night could be bluegrass, another acoustic jazz, ...

Each installment of The Friendship Files features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship. This week she ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A coronavirus-inspired haiku by sound artist Alan Nakagawa, who is asking the public to contribute more poems for a sound collage.