I'm from the Southern United States, where summer is four-to-six months of Hell on Earth. We're talking 90-degree temperatures, humidity that hovers around 75 percent, and just all-around ickiness.

Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form ...

“Sommerabend” may be just a short poem, but it captures all your senses and has you contemplating the power of summer. Full text available here. Malzahn’s poem is less raging hell on earth ...

Fittingly, “Summer” provides the lighter ... Director of the Classics Institute at Dakota State University, he has written over 800 essays, poems, reviews, and short stories in publications from the ...

Think weekend barbecues, ice cream cones, ballpark games — or whatever summer has meant for you. Ideally, your poem can be read in one breath. One more thing: Try not to use the word "summer." ...

Maybe that’s why poetry has even taken over TikTok. But if you need a quick-acting dose of inspiration, the short poems in this collection have just what you’re looking for. In a couple of min ...

Director Ava DuVernay included the poem, recited by actors Don Cheadle and David Oyelowo, in a short film she created ... Written in response to the “Red Summer,” a period of lynchings and ...