NPR asked for your poems inspired by memories of home. What we received was overwhelming ... my mother went to the hospital and never came back; when my toys were in a box by the curb as we ...

This poem is also the opposite of everything I ... Lines tumble into one another. At last we are back home, exhaling into the final couplet. The honey and bread are where we left them, but ...

all but one, who watches me astutely from the lowest branch of the mango tree that you planted the year I was born.

CLAIM A poem that talks about self-isolation and staying at home is being circulated on social media platforms with a claim that it was a prophetic poem written way back in 1869 and was reprinted ...

That hovering, back-and-forth movement between passion and reservations, need and doubt, images and disavowals, creates a strong emotion. The poem’s erratic, doubling progress follows those ...

and paving the way for safe paths back home. The poet invites readers to contemplate the enabling factors contributing to these miracles, emphasizing the global commitment to refugees' well-being. The ...

Do what you are going to do, and I will tell about it. Sharon Olds is the author of several books of poetry, including “The Dead and the Living,” winner of the 1983 National Book Critics ...

Ever been away from your home town and used a word that’s prompted blank looks from those around you? To mark National Poetry Day, BBC Local Radio has commissioned twelve poets from across ...