Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

Is it just me, or is Poetry Month everywhere this year? Poet Mary Ruefle had something to say about this: Every April, since the establishment of National Poetry Month, I receive a call from my local ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

At one time or another, when face-to-face with a poem, most everyone has been perplexed. The experience of reading a poem itself is as likely to turn us off, intellectually or emotionally, as it is to ...

B rookline, M ass.—For years before the pandemic, our father, the poet David Ferry, accepted invitations to read in public on any pretext: an academic conference, a bookstore benefit, indoors, ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time for readers and writers to come together to share their favorite verses. Bustle has put together your reading list for National Poetry Month 2020, filled with ...

Centrum has joined with Poetry on the Salish Sea to present a poetry reading and celebration of Copper Canyon Press poets at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.