The New Yorker30m
The Best-Selling Novelist Kaveh Akbar Leans Into His Poetic Roots
With the dawn of a ceasefire in Gaza, the writer reflects on collections by Palestinian poets that don’t lose sight of love ...
Poet Caleb Femi Partied Around the World to Write His Kaia Gerber-Approved Latest Book, The Wickedest
Like so many of us, Caleb Femi spent the depths of the COVID lockdown remembering times when his body was allowed to be freer ...
South African poetry has a new digital archive – what’s behind the project
Deep South, a small publisher with big influence, has expanded its website with easy-to-access information about its poets ...
Smithsonian Magazine11h
Discover Why ‘The Raven,’ Edgar Allan Poe’s Narrative Poem About a Distraught Lover and a Talking Bird, Remains an American Classic
Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a ...
Thy Black Man on MSN16h
15 Essential Rita Dove Poems You Must Read for Timeless Inspiration.
Rita Dove is one of the most celebrated poets of our time. As the youngest person to serve as Poet Laureate of the United ...
Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Know You Don’t Watch the News’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
The benefits of reading poetry in a world of muddled meanings
The world we live in is a wasteland of words, but reading poetry reminds us that language can be used with precision and ...
The women taking their place at the Burns night top table
Despite more women becoming involved in Burns clubs in recent years, the top table at Burns suppers still tends to be predominantly occupied by men. Ms Burley says: "I've spoken at a lot of Burns ...