Today, we help you pay attention to the sound and feel of this week’s poem. Play our game to see how much you’ve already ...

The last thing I expected to do upon reading the first poem in Cornfry (Buckman Publishing, 80 pages, $12), the first ...

In this poem, McGinnes explores the themes of beauty and ugliness in Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eyes," using only words from the novel itself.

This is the KUOW Book Club, and we've been reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" in partnership with Seattle ...

Ladderless. Here it is again. The plateau’s sun makes a continent’s strongest shadows. What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of ...

Populist and patrician, hustler and moralist, salesman and satirist, he embodied the tensions within his America, and ours.

Confounded by a confusing expression or dream from a patient, I might seemingly shift gears and ask myself, 'What if this ...

Franklin Abbott’s newest book, “My Ordinary Life,” is more than a collection of story poems. It’s a quiet reckoning with the extraordinary weight of recent years. With a gentle yet unflinching voice, ...

April is poetry month, so I want to close it out with a poem and praise of poetry. As James Dickey, the Georgia poet once ...

In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments ...

Bibliotherapy is a therapeutic modality that uses literature to support mental health. Here are five ways you can bring ...

Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This ...