Now for something completely different. This week I’m guest-blogging at The Best American Poetry. So much fun! I’ll be putting up here what I wrote over there the day before. By signing up, you ...

In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building ...

Is there something wrong with writing poems about writing poems? And if so, what? My friend Richard Howard was the first person who told me he didn’t approve of that subject, but since he said it ...

When you fall in love, you sort of losing all rationality. So, you have to really think when it comes to writing poetry. Whether you're in a relationship or you're hoping to be in one with someone in ...

Life is more interesting when you talk to strangers. Better yet is the chance to write for them. That's exactly what Jeremy M. Brownlowe, 31, does several times a week on sidewalks around Portland. He ...