Over a career that’s now in its seventh decade, Frederick Seidel has published nearly 20 notable collections of poetry—work ...

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

Ahead of the resumption of the inquiry today, Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was one of those killed in the bombing, ...

But I thought it might be time ... s poetry helps anchor the album. “I feel like if our life essays were a book, then we could be in the same book, and it wouldn’t be unusual to go from ...

"Pipes of Peace" was a song that was a big hit in Great Britain for Paul McCartney upon its release in 1983. Once he received ...

By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include ... D the better to go back and get something more out of A.” These lines come from Robert Frost’s brief essay ...

Ask yourself these questions as you go ... of the poem? Who is the narrator, and to whom is the poem addressed? Are there any time indicators suggesting a time frame, or does it move back and ...

I found this to ring true last week when, after Carter died at age 100, I spent some time ... didn’t go on to have sex with a White House intern. Or brag about being so famous he could grab ...

Then I go on with music, sports, language, and the rest. See what you think, here. Let’s turn to the mail. In recent weeks, I have been writing about poetry ... ones could not have been so ...

Bob Mackie sometimes wishes he could turn back time. The costume designer ... "Even now, I’ll go, ‘Oh my God, why did I say OK to that?’ But when it comes to design, it’s all about ...

If you’re keen to have a go, but aren’t sure where to start, remember that every good writer is first and foremost a good reader – spending time reading brilliant poems is the best way to ...