Translating poetry is notoriously difficult. Translating poetry in such a way that the humorous nature of a poem remains intact is even more difficult, even though it is precisely jokes that can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images If the hustle and bustle of the season is draining your holiday spirit, a few funny Christmas poems might be just ...

When I prepare myself for bed. As a teenager, I was taught that poetry should be more serious. It was art – and art took itself seriously. Even now, poems designed to make us laugh are often dismissed ...

Basking Shark To stub an oar on a rock where none should be, To have it rise with a slounge out of the sea Is a thing that happened once (too often) to me. But not too often – though enough. I count ...

When we were both young and unknown poets, Patricia Lockwood had a blog with the tagline “Poems Are Jokes.” For years, this phrase has come back to me, when I hear an especially poetic joke or read an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the best days of the holidays are sentimental and sweet, the worst ones can be stressful and frustrating. So when the ...

I confess I have a fondness for the light over the heavy. It’s easier for me to pick a funny poem about cicadas than a serious one. You’ll find a few funny ones below, but as I wrap up my cicada ...

Thanksgiving often inspires us to get a little poetic. Thinking and speaking about the things we’re grateful for is a time-honored tradition, but it can be hard to put those feelings into words.

Have you ever Googled “funny dad poems?” Boatloads of results pop up, but I don’t really think most of them should be there — because almost none of them are actually funny. There are plenty of ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: ...

For the contest that produced today’s results -- poems using spelling bee words — the Empress required that the words be used with their true meanings. But it’s just the opposite for this week’s ...