One wonderful side effect of a poetic practice: It can lead us toward great compassion, as past US poet…

What kind of advice are people giving you? Do you agree with what they say? Why not try to…

The Day of the Sun —Vijay Seshadri Arriving early at the limit of understanding, I managed to find a…

Ever feel as if a person is not listening to you? What might you try to get them to…

A girl became a stump became a leaf that fell come fall as leaves should do. As her report…

More poems are written about love than any other subject. Death is, perhaps, second, followed by a big emotional…

Here’s a fabulous exercise for dealing with feeling out of control, given to me by Catherine O’Neil Thorne, of…

For inspiration, I suggest reading Lost by David Wagoner (even Oprah likes it). When have you felt lost? Try…