Most people picture poets as lonely sorts isolated from the world around them, living in a perpetual dreamlike state with little regard for reality. But Rashaad Thomas crashes through that ...

The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...

Check out these five amazing poets whose works have changed our world. To be or not to be the most influential poet? That really isn’t the question, because William Shakespeare most definitely is.

A survey of the Polish poet’s work in the late 1940s and early 1950s highlights Miłosz’s attempt to grapple with the ...

One of the best things about poetry is how it helps us make sense of the world we live in. And thanks to the rise of social media, poetry is now more accessible than ever. On Instagram in ...

The 75-year-old poet, translator, and editor is the 54th recipient of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry, a prestigious award ...

March 21st is World Poetry Day, a day to celebrate the beauty and power of words. This special occasion shines a spotlight on ...

She's reviving the Black Arts Movement’s tradition of pairing poetry with live music—and drawing Gen Z off their phones and ...

The standout is "Poems for the End of the World," a poem-a-day service on her website. Make reading Smith's stark and searing writing a part of your daily routine, and break up the noise of news ...

“It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to, and is currently changing the world,” she said ... she published the poetry book “The One for Whom Food ...

“It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to, and is currently changing the world,” she said ... she published the poetry book “The One for Whom Food ...