The thing about human beings is that we’re all flawed. No one is perfect, no one is infallible. We are all in this thing called life together not as finished products but as learning, seeking beings ...

Rhyme thrives at both poles of literature. It is the material of a greeting card—“Roses are red / Violets are blue / Sugar is sweet / And so are you”—and the high-tragic language of Racine. Rhyme ...

KEESEP2022 • $210,000 • Consignor: Paramount Sales • Buyer: Deuce Greathouse, agent for Pura Vida 2022. The third start of his rookie season came Aug. 12 at Saratoga Race Course when Rhyme Schemes ...

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 ...

Welcome to Part Two of our exploration and celebration of the use of rhyme in songs. The issue raised in Part One, whether songs require rhyme, and, if so, if they need to be perfect rhymes or not, is ...

"There was a boy named Emile / who fell in love with a field," poet Kevin Young writes. "It was wide and blue — and if you could have seen it / so would've you." Emile and the Field is the story of a ...

Despite gaining national renown after “The Raven” was published in 1845, Edgar Allan Poe never enjoyed great financial success. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons When the New York Evening Mirror ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — After breaking his maiden in dazzling fashion at Ellis Park in June, Rhyme Schemes is likely to be a heavy favorite in today’s Grade 2, $200,000 Saratoga Special, a 6 ...

"'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse," starts perhaps the one of the most well-known poems ever. Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A ...