Books and poems have shaped ideas, values, and emotions for centuries. Some characters stay alive long after the last page ...

Acclaimed poet Alice Oswald speaks on why she faced arrest for Palestine solidarity, teaching children in wartime, and how ...

Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. Poetry has always been Teri Ellen Cross Davis’ “thing ...

In Lewisburg, Pa., poetry isn't confined to pages housed in libraries and bookstores. It's also found among the streets, parks and monuments along Bucknell's Poetry Path. This fall, visitors, ...

Fred Lerdahl proposes a theory of the sounds of poetry conceived in musical terms.

President Barack Obama embraces poet Louise Glück before awarding her the 2015 National Humanities Medal on Sept. 22, 2016. The 2020 Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to Glück “for her ...

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MANKATO — Richard Meyer has never been a prolific writer, describing himself instead as sporadic. “I can’t force myself to sit down and force a poem to come,” said the Mankato author. “I have to begin ...

San Diego's poet laureate Jason Magabo Perez, pictured here in an undated photo, believes in poetry's power to bring people together. Jason Magabo Perez wears many hats: educator, organizer, performer ...

Every wall of the Los Angeles-based Get Lit office holds the power of art and words. "We just want our young people and our teachers to have the best. We want them to feel nourished here," said Diane ...