Billy Collins, one of the country's most popular poets, had never seen his work in e-book form until he recently downloaded his latest collection on his Kindle. He was unpleasantly surprised. "I found ...

I started writing poetry when I was eight years old and I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that doing so saved my life then and at many other times. Why did I start writing poetry? Frankly, I ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time to honor poetry in all forms and poets from all backgrounds. In honor of the celebration, Princeton Professor of Poetry Lynn Melnick offered reflections on the ...

Editor’s intro: Today, Bertha Rogers, teaching artist with Teachers & Writers Collaborative, shares how poetry can teach the world and make students feel at home in it. She also shares tips and ...

The Met Goes Oceanic, Mayan, and Edo in the Reborn Rockefeller Wing Why We Still Whisper A Case for Science as an Ally of Faith Audio By Carbonatix James Matthew Wilson is an award-winning professor ...

From inaugural poems to the songs we listen to, poetry is all around us. We just have to allow ourselves to see it. Poetry can and has had a tremendous impact on our society. Still to this day, I ...