The first poem in Volcano, Eunice de Souza’s collected poems, “Catholic Mother”, which appeared in her debut collection, Fix, ...

Marc Smith, founder of the Uptown Poetry Slam, joins Rick Kogan to talk about the worldwide reach of poetry slams and how they have developed throughout the decades. Marc discusses what drew him ...

After returning home, she began to write poems about the experience, including “The Wound.” She was inspired to write it after discovering a quote about light written by the 13th century poet ...

The book of 42 poems takes up war and drunkenness. The pieces riff on everyone from Wallace Stevens to Fela Kuti, whose rich tribal beats would be this book's soundtrack, if it had one.

With “Poem of the Day,” The New York Sun offers a daily portion of verse selected by Joseph Bottum with the help of the North Carolina poet Sally Thomas, the Sun’s associate poetry editor. Tied to the ...

The world of poetry is wide—you can dig in to a longer poetry book or read short poems when time allows. And it’s an art form ...

By Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno's account, her daughter Leidy was a people person with a beautiful smile, quiet in school but comfortable and vivacious with friends.

In addition to Lauren Eden, Picard said that she is also inspired by the poetry of Maya Angelou, with whom she shares a first name. For her first place finish, Picard received a $200 gift card ...

Two wonderful poems to share with kids about the natural play of light and dark, are Robert Frost’s, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and Mary Oliver’s, “Why I Wake Early.” Here ...

With “Poem of the Day,” The New York Sun offers a daily portion of verse selected by Joseph Bottum with the help of the North Carolina poet Sally Thomas, the Sun’s associate poetry editor. Tied to the ...