America’s leading Catholic poet offers a stunning new verse translation of a play once read by Dante and forgotten by most — ...

Secret love is an intense and hidden feeling, expressed in whispers and furtive glances. These poems capture that hidden ...

Aesthetically refined, dazzling, mysterious, humorous and moving, stimulating the imagination, for adults and children – we ...

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Today, we help you pay attention to the sound and feel of this week’s poem. Play our game to see how much you’ve already ...

There are plenty of dismal, turgid writings about historical injustice and brutality by colonizers to countless oppressed people around the world – such writers have a valid message but here we want ...

From the late Michael Rothenberg with his 100 Thousand Poets for Change, to more recently, Katee Tully’s always-crowded Word ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

Wisconsin award-winning poet, editor and author of 10 poetry collections Cristina Norcross will be the featured poet for ...

When the coronavirus pandemic began, Richard Kenyon thought up a plan to create a sense of community through quilting.

One of the well-known benefits of reading is that you can get enormous fun from what you read. Many great writers have written funny or entertaining or even stimulating pieces of great literature. But ...

When Ada Limón became the U.S. Poet Laureate in 2022, she took that moment she used that moment to reflect on poetry's power ...