We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?

Although his approach departs somewhat from Rilke’s — the speaker in these poems may not always love the questions quite as ...

Themes of longing, loneliness and the power of love — romantic, familial and self-love — are constant throughout Maria ...

and collections of her poetry are must-reads if you’re looking to fill your shelves with more LGBTQ+ books. The best books transport readers in ways a plane or boat (“frigate”) cannot.

reader found to his surprise that Stephen Vincent Benét’s John Brown’s Body was readable and even thrilling, though a poem and a long ... that Virtue is at its best and simplest in the ...

Henry Schipper, a Venice based TV documentary producer and former journalist for the Hollywood trades--both Variety and the ...

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Poetry is alive and well in Alaska, and April as Poetry Month is a great time to meet or reacquaint ourselves with three very ...