I hope you are enjoying our Sunday column, “Poetry from Daily Life,” which provides each week the wit, wisdom, and experiences of poets and authorities on poetry. By offering such a rich mix of voices ...

Ten years ago Peter Meinke had trouble selling rhymed poems. No matter that Shakespeare wrote in rhyme, or Emily Dickinson, or William Butler Yeats, or Robert Frost. “I’d get notes back from editors ...

When sounds match up at the end of a line It’s called ‘end rhyme’ and sounds mighty fine So who wins the battle? And the prize of a rattle? Let’s call it a draw? Okay, that’s fine. When words have ...

Poetry is great but everyone thinks it has to rhyme. Well I’m here to tell you it does not. In fact, at times, Rhyme can get annoying. It creeps into your head And that can get boring. It fills me ...

Unless you've been living under the proverbial rock, you're probably aware that Father's Day is this Sunday. Hopefully that means that you've got your gift purchased and your card picked out — but ...

I asked people to send in their thoughts. Most agree with Campbell. This does not surprise me. Over the years I’ve had feedback from readers who would like more rhyme in the poems we run. At the risk ...