Poetry isn't as scary as you think. These 14 collections of poems tackle everything from grief and race to family and love.

Two Cincinnati poets captured the spirit of the Civil War. Now, an Anderson Township man wants to find the poem that reflects ...

In his new book, New York City Poet Pierre Gervois delivers a provocative and searing indictment of the relations of power in today’s divided America. Oct. 9, 2025 / PRZen / NEW YORK — Super Leftist ...

Her own verse has helped bring poetry off the page and into people's lives, but which poets and collections have inspired McNish most?

Dickinson, arguably the greatest nature poet (and religious poet and love poet) of the American 19th century, didn’t just observe the flora and fauna around her. She treated them — birds and bugs, ...

Gulf of Maine Books (134 Maine St., Brunswick) will host poet James Lenfesty, reading from his new book “Time Remaining – ...

A teenager has said it feels "surreal" to have been crowned as a young poet of the year. Ellanya Sivasubramaniam, 15, from ...

In James Merrill’s Collected Poems, all the “Previously Uncollected Poems” appear bunched together at the end, thus depriving ...

Over the river, and through the wood, To grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood— Oh, how the ...

Poetry has a cosmic power. Missouri's new Poet Laureate, Justin Hamm, wants to connect this power to Missourians of all ages.

It’s no secret that a strong core is important. Sure, aesthetics might be part of the motivation (hello, six-pack), but core ...