Billy Collins plays himself in a PBS cartoon—one about a talking dog—to celebrate National Poetry Month.
But if talking dogs and former poet laureates aren’t your bag, the Academy of American Poets offers 30 other ways to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Check out The Mind Is a Metaphor, a database of metaphors authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Virginia.
This wardrobe that actually leads to Narnia puts most tree forts and playhouses to shame, raising the bar for parents everywhere.
Fifteen writers’ bedrooms, from bordello-style (Victor Hugo) to very spare (Faulkner).
On the scale of anxiety-producing experiences for writers, having one’s adolescent work made public might rank higher than having photos of one’s bedroom released. Unpublished poetry by Angela Carter has been discovered in old copies of her school magazine.