SANTA CRUZ — If you truly think you shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree, a new poetry anthology might beg to disagree. “Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens and the Hands That Tend Them,” ...

“It was early summer when I moved into my new house, the primordial garden borders and stands of small fruit trees seen with pride from every window and glass door, and I had mixed feelings about the ...

OK. Let's slow down for a moment. ROSS GAY: I'm Ross Gay. TESS TAYLOR: I'm Tess Taylor. Ross is a poet, and he studies joy. GAY: (Laughter) Tess is a poet, and she studies many things, but poets is ...

Hoe! Hoe! Hoe! Hoes! Merry Christmas from Marianne Binetti. Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of several books. Reach her at ...

For months, the human world has been plagued with upheaval — seen and unseen — but nature's world knows not of these things. The bees keep buzzing, hummingbirds flutter, and pollinators go about their ...

I found this poem while I was working on one of my various projects for school. I really like it because it talks about the joys of being a child and the fact that you never can go back to how you ...

Probably the most accessible poet of the Romantic period, William Blake the writer (he did a mean line in painting too) is best remembered today for his collections Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs ...