Nonsense verse is a type of poetry that’s all about having fun with words and sounds. It doesn’t have to make sense in the way that other poems or stories do. In fact, the more playful and silly it is, the better! In nonsense verse, poets use made-up words, silly phrases, and...
When you read his poems, look for the special pattern: the last words in the first two lines will rhyme. And in lines three and four, the last words will rhyme together. Then the last word in the final line will rhyme with the last words in the first two lines. ...
I didn’t read as many full collections of poetry this year as I’d hoped. I’m currently thumbing throughSonia Sanchez’s collected poems, anolder collection by Ada Limon, and reprints of thepoetic works of Sun Ra* (the quote for this year’s post comes from his poem “Freedom Versu...