Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

Valentine's Day is a time for poetry, to speak of love and how romance and relationships change and deepen over time. Elders ...

Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

She's reviving the Black Arts Movement’s tradition of pairing poetry with live music—and drawing Gen Z off their phones and ...

God Comes with a Hair Dryer by Anandi Kar is an anthology of poems brimming with nostalgia, resilience, and a yearning for ...

Naomi Shihab Nye set the tone for her seventh visit to Santa Barbara with a quote by Rumi: “In this earth, in this soil, in ...

It's the immigrants' fault because they know how to lie really well. They hide their work-filled days and the little time ...

Faiz Ahmad Faiz is a poet of this family, the family of which Persian poet Nazeeri Nishapuri said, “The one who is not killed ...

This super underrated 1981 song from Kris Kristofferson features some of the most arresting and emotional song lyrics of his career. According to actor and unabashed Kristofferson fan Ethan Hawke, for ...

Throughout history, poets have captured the essence of love, desire, longing, and devotion in their verses. Romantic poetry ...

Valentine’s Day is more than romance; it celebrates love in all forms. Its history blends ancient and Christian traditions, ...

Montana's poet laureate doesn't pull punches — on anything. But his unfiltered nature and commitment to appearing in the ...