Along with teaching at Five Acre, Bridge is also the Clallam County Poet Laureate. She spent her childhood in Sequim with her ...

From projects written using very specific words to books penned without particular letters. A lipogram is a literary work in which a particular letter of the alphabet is intentionally avoided. The ...

When a poem declares “The truth is that all or none of this is true” (You distance yourself from the truth), you know not to trust the illusion of either sincerity or transparency. It’s a lesson worth ...

Poetry is used all around the world as an important way to express how people are feeling and it is a great way of storytelling. National Poetry Day 2024 is celebrated on Thursday 3 October and is a ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Ten years ago, one of the most disruptive events in my intellectual life occurred at a dinner party at my house. My friend Richard Thomas, who had just given a talk at Baylor University, mentioned ...

The acrostic poetry form is when the first letter of every line spells out a name or word when read vertically. Acrostic poems were first popularized in the medieval ages to honor a patron and are ...

David Balton and Jane Stewart give us an acrostic full of remembrance. By Caitlin Lovinger ACROSTIC — Today brings the second Times acrostic from David Balton and Jane Stewart. It draws from the 1995 ...

Jim Horne takes a crack at the acrostic, and goes beyond the utilitarian. By Caitlin Lovinger ACROSTIC — Today’s acrostic puzzle was constructed by the original Wordplay writer, Jim Horne, who also ...

It’s the start of the school year, and it’s good practice to establish some kind of class agreement that explicitly but positively connects classroom expectations to school rules and values. It’s even ...