Poems and songwriting go hand in hand, so it's no wonder musicians are able to pen a great piece of literature. Here we count ...

A.O. Scott ponders the specific gravity and unlikely grace of Kay Ryan’s “Turtle.” And we have a game to help you memorize it ...

Barry Hill’s new poetry collecion Lamb blends insightful, impatient and powerful commentary with grandfatherly reflections on ...

Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. Give these famous poems ...

Poetry and translation are both about picking the just-right word. But reading multiple translations makes an implicit case ...

A section of Address to the Town-Council of Edinburgh by famous poet Allan Ramsay was discovered by the Clackmannanshire owner who had no idea of its significance.

Writing within the diaspora, you realise that you’re living a hybrid of experiences, like speaking in your mother tongue with ...

Cuccinelli early Tuesday made headlines after he gave his own revised version of the famous poem, "The New Colossus," when asked whether it would still be a part of the American ethos once the ...

Over six decades after she first hit the scene, Judy Collins remains one of the most iconic artists of the ’60s folk movement. The musician, who had hits with her takes on “Both Sides Now,” “Amazing ...

His inaugural reading as writer-in-residence in Trinity College remains the best poetry reading I was ever at. It was electric, like the storming of the Bastille. After his first poem, The Haulier ...