Steven Pinker's new book is "The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century." (jeffrey james pacres/Flickr) As broadcasters, we're taught to write in clear, active ...

On Feb. 28, Tracy K. Smith, an assistant professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, held a public conversation with United States Poet ...

Harry Baker performing a poem at TEDx Exeter in 2014. (Supplied: TED)He may be an international poetry slam champion, but Baker can see the funny side of turning poetry into a competition.

And he did it in style, going on to write more than 35 children’s books, including his first poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules, and the Overheard in a Tower Block poems.

Steven Pinker's new book is "The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century." (jeffrey james pacres/Flickr) As broadcasters, we're taught to write in clear, active ...