Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

This week’s poem, Mary Tracy’s “Legacy,” considers our afterlives in the long span of deep time and larger natural cycles. I ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

On June 28, Still North Books & Bar hosted a poetry reading showcasing works of Vermont-based poet Kate Gibbel, Vermont-based poet and essayist Carlene Kucharczyk and Los Angeles-based poet and ...

Writing does not take us away from the difficult and the painful. If we write with courage and with integrity, it can take us ...

Arthur Sze, the national poet laureate appointed by the Library of Congress last month, visited Queens College, in Flushing, ...

Why have male poets disappeared from modern literature? Explore how society shifted from celebrating masculine voices like ...

While Urdu poetry thrives through gatherings, media, social media and living traditions, anglophone verse, caught between ...

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: ...