A version of this story ran in the January / February 2025 issue. Write about the untouchable. Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom, the stars, or you. Write an ode to misfits. A poem of praise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delaney Atkins, a part-time instructor at Austin Peay State University who teaches a class exploring Swift’s music's connection to ...

For this week's prompt, write a fresh start poem. Today is the first day of 2025, so the year is a clean slate. But you don't have to write a 2025 poem; fresh starts can be made anywhere and in many ...

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BAXTER -- Northern Lakes Senior Living residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia were encouraged recently to take a walk down memory lane with poetry. “My father had Parkinson's with ...

Will Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” usher in a new era of poetry appreciation? Delaney Atkins, a part-time instructor at Austin Peay State University who teaches a ...