Michael Allyn Wells

 For untold years I have looked to Poets and Writers Magazine as a central source of poetry/writing-related craft information.  The most rec...

There is a fascinating article in the Sept/Oct issue of Poets and Writers about Natasha Tretheway by Kevin Nance. I read this article whil...

I suppose I owe a credit here to Robert Peake, so Let me get it out of the way before I go further into this. I will do so for three reasons...

It's always amazing to me the lengths many under oppression will go to by contrast to the relative apathetic nature of many in America...

At different points in his life, Wolf has had episodes of hypergraphia, a compulsion to write that takes hold for hours, days, or even weeks...

"It is true that the poet does not directly address his neighbors; but he does address a great congress of persons who dwell at the bac...

Rain and thunder rolled in this morning. A cold chill hangs in the air. It is quiet here, I've already taken the car in for routine mai...

Poetry magazine creates unity through line breaks - Culture Interesting piece on Women Celebrating Poetry