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

Poetry and feminism have always been intertwined but in recent years, many new feminist and queer voices have emerged and found space to express themselves. For World Poetry Day, we take a look at ...

Boston-based writer Porsha Olayiwola is the spring artist-in-residence for Michigan State University’s Womxn of Color ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

I remember just being astonished by the representations of the gods. The omnipresence of the gods in the world of the Iliad, ...

In her writing, the melons beneath the vines are "the stars in the cycle of sun and moon, the fruits of dawn and dusk." ...

From social media to AI, new technologies have changed the way that we produce and consume poetry. For World Poetry Day, we ...

To read Shukla is to read not a version of what is already known, but what is constantly being inscribed in and erased from ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry ... the most beautiful in the world. That Chinese-style courtyard, with ...

They argue that poetry does not receive the same level of investment and recognition as other creative sectors.

While Blondin-Burt's new book was published months ago, there are already new creative projects incubating in her mind, ...