Jennifer Aston 
Introduction There is a particular kind of poem that does not ask to be read quietly. It asks to be felt out loud, in your chest, on a crowded train, or alone in your room at 2 a.m. Sarah Kay writes exactly that kind of poem. If you have ever watched a spoken word video … Read more
Introduction Some poems rhyme about roses. Others rhyme about a walrus eating socks for breakfast. If you have ever stumbled across a poem that made you laugh, scratch your head, or read a line twice just to be sure you read it right, you already know the strange charm of strange poems. This is a … Read more
Introduction If you have ever scrolled through Pinterest late at night and stopped on a few soft, moody lines paired with a foggy photo of the ocean, you have already met aesthetic poems without knowing the name for them. They are short, image-heavy, emotionally raw pieces of writing that feel more like a mood than … Read more
Introduction If you’ve ever stood in front of a room of 5th graders trying to get them excited about poetry, you know it’s not always easy. Some kids think poems are boring. Others assume they’re too hard to understand, full of confusing old-fashioned words and hidden meanings they’ll never figure out. But the right poem, … Read more
Introduction Summer is a season that feels almost poetic on its own. The smell of freshly cut grass through an open window, the distant sound of an ice cream truck, bare feet on warm pavement, and golden evening light that lingers a little longer each day are the sensory moments children carry in memory long … Read more
Introduction There is a particular kind of silence that only winter brings. The world slows down, the noise of summer fades, and something in us turns inward, toward reflection and the small comforts of warmth and memory. Poets have always understood this. For centuries, they have reached for winter as a way to talk about … Read more
Introduction If you search online for Virginia Woolf poems, you will run into a strange mix of results. Some pages list “poems by Virginia Woolf” that are actually short passages lifted from her novels. Other pages feature poetry written by fans, inspired by her life and work. And in January 2025, researchers announced something genuinely … Read more
Introduction Have you ever read a poem and felt like you could actually smell the rain, hear the wind, or taste the salt in the air? That is the power of imagery poems. A strong imagery poem builds a world the reader can step into, using specific, concrete details that speak to more than one sense … Read more
Introduction Baseball has a rhythm that feels a lot like poetry. The slow build-up of a pitcher winding up, the quiet pause before the swing, the roar when a ball clears the fence it’s no wonder writers have been drawn to the sport for over a century. Whether you grew up playing catch in the … Read more
Introduction When most people imagine a samurai, they picture a warrior. Armour. A sword. A battlefield. What the popular image rarely includes is a brush, an ink stone, and a piece of rice paper. Yet some of the most skilled fighters in Japan’s history were also poets. In the hours before their deaths whether by … Read more