Edgar Allen Poe is often thought of as the master of the macabre, but his poetry emphasized the importance of light in the face of darkness (the title of this blog post is a line from Poe's poem "Eldorado"). Today's poems from juniors Noah Robert and Heather Sunseri both deal with facing down the darkness in life.
This weekend marks the end of National Poetry Month, but our Creative Writing students will soon begin working on their "Final Projects," which is supposed to be the creative piece to serve as the cul
Mr. Windham was particularly pleased to have a student turn in a free verse poem about freedom and limits and rules and chaos. Enjoy this poem by senior Katherin Wood: Chaos Chaos It runs freely thro
The primary function of poetry is for the poet to express an emotion and for the reader/listener to feel an emotion. Indeed, one of the primary functions of art in general is catharsis -- which means