The New Yorker1d
The Poet Shane McCrae Goes Back to Hell
McCrae’s work obsessively retreads paths through Heaven, history, and eternal torment. What can we learn from his relentless ...
The New York Times8d
Venice in Winter, With a Poet as Our Guide
If I felt slightly silly coming to this ancient tourist trap every year, I was comforted that arguably the world’s coolest tourist, the exiled Russian, Nobel Prize-winning poet Joseph Brodsky ...
The Gazette8d
'A true American cultural art form': Cowboy poet reflects on life in the West
GOLDEN • Terry Nash approaches the stage, a yellow bandana fastened around his neck, cowboy hat secured on his head and microphone in hand. On his hip, a leather phone case stamped with his ...
WDSU6d
French Quarter street poet goes viral because of New Orleans snowfall picture
We know the woman is a street poet in the area. Her name is Etta Evans, and she's often seen in the Quarter with a typewriter.Marco Rasi took the picture. He said the umbrella first caught his eye ...
The Irish Times25d
Dead poets live at the Gate
In The Irish Times tomorrow, Darragh Geraghty recommends 15 short books to get you back in the reading habit. Ruby Eastwood channels Maeve Brennan as she reflects on the Irish author’s New ...
The New York Times19d
Masters of Allusion: The Art of Poetic Reference
Poets have a way of incorporating other poets into their work. Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal ...
The Nation29d
Why Is the Right Obsessed With Epic Poetry?
From Elon Musk to Jordan Peterson, a certain strand of conservatism has recruited the poetry of Homer and Dante ... after bringing about the Fall of Adam and Eve, Satan returns to Hell and ...
The Atlantic26d
When Poets Face Death
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives ...
Billboard20d
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Is Luminate’s Top Album of 2024 in U.S.
She was also tops with "1989" (in 2014) and "Fearless" (in 2009). By Keith Caulfield Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department finished 2024 as the most popular album of the year in the U.S ...
Sports Illustrated26d
Jewel Rodgers Is Named the Next Nebraska State Poet
Jim Pillen to be the next Nebraska State Poet. She was selected from four applicants. She is the youngest at 27 years old and the first African American chosen for the position, which has a five ...
South Bend Tribune28d
Bike racing poet we'd told you about ends battle with cancer, inspiring family and friends
They were among countless people who were awed and inspired by his perseverance and attitude, which he shared in books of poetry about his cancer journey. The former English-as-a-second-language ...