If you've ever fancied yourself as a poet but don't quite have the lyrical and rhythmic skills one might require, Google's Verse by Verse tool can help you to craft the most delectable verse. The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Bob Yaw tapped the rhythm of his words on a bedspread, carefully keeping time to each syllable.

Jeffrey Brown profiles David Ferry, a poet concerned with making connections to classical literature. Ferry was recently honored with the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize as well as the National Book Award for ...

In “The Confinement of Free Verse” (May, 1987), Mr. Brad Leithauser argues that the poet makes a “prosodic contract” with the reader and that as free verse makes no such contract it is bankrupt. I ...

Food and poetry are both forms of artistic expression that engage the senses and emotions. Just as poets craft verses to evoke feelings and imagery, chefs create dishes that tantalize the taste buds ...