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Article for Students

How to Read a Poem

By Edward Hirsch
A poetry primer for the uninitiated.
Article for Students

How to Make a Poem

By CM Burroughs
The journey from idea to draft.
Article for Teachers

On Listening to Poetry

By Hannah Brooks-Motl
Some new approaches to teaching (the) poetry reading.

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Featured Poem Samplers

  • Illustration of Audre Lorde.
    Poem Sampler

    Audre Lorde: Selections

    By Benjamin Voigt
    Exploring the legendary poet's courageous and never-ending fight for social justice through art.
  • Kearney Headshot copy
    Poem Sampler

    Douglas Kearney: Selections

    By Noah Baldino, Natalie Earnhart & The Editors
    Poems by an interdisciplinary writer and performer
  • Black and white portrait of poet Arthur Sze
    Poem Sampler

    Arthur Sze: Selections

    By The Editors & Jenna Peng
    A poet and translator enriching the mind and spirit

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