Or triumphant. The poem’s most poignant feature may be the soldier’s optimism, his faith in what comes after hell. He insists ...

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Gerd Stern, who has died at 96, formed a lifelong bond with Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon. Ten years ago, he wrote about ...

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On the heels of National Poetry Month Phyllis Schwartz will be launching her third rhyming picture book on March 7 titled ...

Last month’s column tribute to Rosie Amidei, a favorite smile in our small town and waitress extraordinaire, prompted kind ...

Now they think about it through Theory,” laments a character in Michelle de Kretser’s “Theory & Practice.” But the complaint ...

Books newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages; Bookseller of the Year; Young Writer of the Year; Louise O’Neill’s ...

For the first time in ages, I could pay attention to the voices in my head — a very good thing. Instead of being distracted ...

Write an ode to misfits. A poem of praise for those who don’t belong here or there. A lyric ballad for the children of ...

Frost’s approachable verse and appealing rural subjects brought him legions of admirers. His personal life was shot through ...

In this week’s poem, “two cents plain,” Anna Wrobel finds solace in of a glass of seltzer (for which the title is an old Brooklyn catch-phrase) and a wartime act of chance and humanity that resulted ...