In his justly famous and prophetic poem “The Second Coming,” William Butler Yeats wrote the lines “The best lack all ...

New collections from Alexandra Teague, Daniel Borzutzky and August Kleinzahler tap into a strain of cultural anxiety.

Keep scrolling for 25 of the best poetry books of all time and fill your ... Enjoy the works of Nobel laureates W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, as well as Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Eiléan ...

I began to write at a time in my life when other poets had already done their best work. At first ... JM: Well, I admire ...

Because this poem is multi-layered and complex, it is best suited for readers who enjoy mentally unpacking layers of symbolism and interpreting the themes in ways that feel authentic to their ...

the best poets use all the resources of language—not just the meaning of words, but their sounds, rhythms, patterns, and ...

Congratulations to Redd Ryder, first-place winner in the Non-Rhyming Poetry category of the 93rd Annual Writer's Digest ...

Poet Margaret Hasse is celebrating publication of “Belongings,” while other Minnesota poets flock together to focus on birds.

Aidan Turner is no stranger to playing a heartthrob, but his new TV show Rivals is a period drama of a very different kind.

Quick reminder: I recently shared the guidelines for the 2024 November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge. Click here to learn ...

If I were a high school English teacher, one assignment of mine would be to select a poem, from a mini-anthology ... But the ones I remember best are those I’ve read so many times that they ...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her intense poetic prose that ...