Taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing.
Your five basic senses help you take in information from the world around you. These senses are also a powerful tool to use when you're writing. They help convey a message to readers by providing a ...
While not all poems rhyme, some follow a certain rhyming scheme, adding to the rhythm of the poem. The last word of each line is what we...
Writing poetry with emotion is all about getting your reader to feel what you are feeling, whether it's excitement, despair, anticipation, joy, anger, etc. It could be the best feeling in the world. It could also be the worst.
Since writ...
Do you want to write a poem but need an idea to get you started?
Give one of these writing ideas a try. It's all about being creative. Don't worry if you poem seems silly. It might be just the writing exercise you need in order to spark...
Reading poems written by other people can be the perfect inspiration to write your own. Perhaps it's the theme that catches your attention. Maybe it's the structure. Maybe it's the humor. Whatever i...
Most poems are read from top to bottom, but to switch it up, read it from bottom to top. Does the meaning or image change?...
An acrostic poem is a fun poetry form that can be written about any topic.
It's a poem where letters within the lines of that...
Some people look at poetry as something they could never write. They think it’s too overwhelming to capture thoughts in concise lines, so they shy away from it, but there is a poetry form for everyone.
There are forms that don’t worry ab...
in Abuse Poems
Her smile was visible to all,
Showing a dark secret
From an inescapable memory
Because of the lie she kept telling herself.
The importance of reading aloud to children is stressed more and more. It is at the core of putting children on the path to...