Welcome mats bearing the legend “difficult” and “allusive” are the ones often placed by critics at the door of T. S. Eliot’s ...

When children write poetry, they often jump in with only a vague idea then follow where it leads — adults can do that, too, writes Heidi Mordhorst.

On the dawn of the new dayThe day began so earlySo early in the days of the new-bornWhen the cry of the new-born rang out…so childishlyTo sound in the ears of the new dayA new birthA new birth day To ...