Poetry doesn’t rhyme anymore, and the people demand an explanation. There should have been a press release. Or a public referendum. For many of us, a non-rhyming poem resembles a non-alcoholic beer: ...

Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for children.

J. M. Allen is a longtime Rochester resident. His recent book “Real Rhyming Poems” is available at over 20 libraries in four states, including the Rochester Public Library and the RCTC Goddard Library ...

J.M. Allen's traditionally published book “Real Rhyming Poems” is available at the Rochester Public Library and some area schools. The Post Bulletin publishes poetry by local and area writers every ...