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

The American scholar of 20th-century literature and culture Elizabeth Outka has argued that works such as The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats (1919) and The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot (1922) can be read ...

These days, Alissa Quart’s attention has broken into strange shapes. But she has found a reprieve in one thing: poetry.

T oday The Atlantic launches “The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),” a new editorial project that brings ...

Ye Xiaogang (left) and Pu Cunxin pose with the vinyl record. [Photo provided to China Daily] In portraying the character of ...

These collections by Juliana Spahr, Mai Der Vang, Hasib Hourani and Martín Espada invite us to rethink the relentless accumulation of history.

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Despite having only two lines, this short poem is a strong example of imagism, a movement in the early 20th century that was characterized by sharp language that created incredibly clear imagery.

But there's a problem: "pius" Aeneas, as he's called in the poem (meaning dutiful and, for lack of a better term, job-oriented), has his eyes on his mission to found a new city for his people ...

March 12, 2025 • Ciara Totton reads a poem by Dennis Held ...

Announcing the Eighth Annual Fighting Words Poetry Contest! How can poetry be an effective response ... It might be contained in one of the categories above! For example, Human Rights includes issues ...