When internationally acclaimed cellist Jan Vogler saw Amanda Gorman recite a poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021, he instantly became a fan. "What I admire about Amanda is her optimism ...

When Emily Dickinson wrote the poem “Hope is that thing like feathers” in 1861, she couldn’t have imagined a world like we ...

Among the shelves of the Historic Society of Pennsylvania’s research library, a poetry scholar appears to have discovered a quintessential piece of Boston history. Written in one of its many books is ...

Like the geometric phenomenon that inspired its name, the new poetry book “Mobius Trip” by David James of the Hope College, writing as D.R. James, blends seemingly simple form with complex ...

Poet Franny Choi believes that, for marginalized people, the apocalypse already happened. And, in her latest poetry collection, she explores what it means to live in this unending dystopia. "By the ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Diane Seuss’s work is a reminder of how a good line stays with you like some love. By Diane Seuss Selected by Reginald Dwayne Betts There is a poem by Diane Seuss that begins, “Jesus wept and so did ...

CHARLOTTE — Inside the Mecklenburg County Detention Center, a small group of men shuffle into a classroom twice a week, for a poetry class, led by Kelly Greene and Shane Manier. Manier says the ...

On the final day of 2025, veteran actor Anupam Kher recited an emotional poem and reflected on the passing year, sharing ...