Poetry has been an essential part of many countries’ popular culture for centuries. Italy, Russia, Iran, Chile, Poland, and Nicaragua are good examples, to name just a few. In these places, professors ...

Gumla's young tribal author Parvati Tirkey, who has been named for this year's Sahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar for her maiden Hindi poetry Phir Ugna (Re.

It’s called “Doggerel” for a reason: “These are poems that speak to everyone, that pun and riff and make fun of themselves a bit as they reveal something about the world.” ...

Grant High School junior Bena Rodecap wins Oregon's Poetry Out Loud championship and will compete nationally in Washington, D.C. this May.

From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf The greatest poetry books ever written I remember the first time I picked up ...

Users across the platform are taking inspiration from a poem written by Jennae Cecelia to share what they’d tell their younger selves.

These poems express the wonder and complexities of romantic love.

This week my dear friend, Penny, sent me a powerful poem, read beautifully by an older woman, my age or older I presume, on Instagram. Titled “Let Them,” it spoke directly to my heart in a ...

In an interview, Amanda Gorman discusses what it was like performing a poem at the DNC.

Springfield poet Gemma Campanini likes to have a friend record her when she reads poems publicly — to improve and to see the effect she had.

In life and in love, poetry makes every emotion more tangible. Poetry has given me community. I return to my favorite poems time and time again. In every moment of both misery and joy, I’m reminded of ...