In honor of the city's bicentennial in 2025, Jacksonville poet laureate Andy Mitchell wrote a series of poems centered on the ...

A single missing word in the 1902 poem sparks a deeper look at rhythm, dialect and longing Sea-Fever I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship, and a ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

Poetry is used all around the world as an important way to express how people are feeling and it is a great way of storytelling. National Poetry Day 2024 is celebrated on Thursday 3 October and is a ...

Poet and activist Amanda Gorman returned to the national political stage on Aug. 21, performing her spoken-word poem "This Sacred Scene" at the Democratic National Convention. Gorman told Vanity Fair ...

In his latest collection, the Pulitzer winner Carl Phillips relies on sinuous language to evoke love, heartache and the passing of the years. By Stephanie Burt Stephanie Burt is a professor of English ...

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 ...

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...

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 ...

Read Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' Prologue In Full Here. Picture: Graham Denholm/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management, Republic Records In the album booklet of 'The Tortured ...