In a poem, a writer uses language, form and structure to present an idea in a new way; the words on the page become a way to communicate between the poet’s mind and the reader's. When reading poetry a ...

The essays in “Watch Your Language” are in close conversation with the poems in “So to Speak,” letting Hayes play with form and ideas. By Elisa Gabbert “Do questions or answers create history?” ...

Adam Wolfond’s poem is mostly written in declaratives, giving it a sense of confidence. As a nonspeaking autistic artist, prose writer and poet, Wolfond uses language as an invitation to witness and ...