The loss of Sandra Brooms (left) last year inspired her daughter Stephanie Oakley (right) to write poetry. One year later, Poems of a Southern Nobody has been recognized in USA Today. As Stephanie… ...

Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ Let America Be America Again ” by Langston Hughes. What do you notice about the ...

Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem about the defeat of Grendel – a creature whose exact form is still debated. Depending on ...

Dear Readers: Hope you are all having a lovely fall. Please see below some poems that help embrace the season.

COUNTRY FOOD: My wife was away for the week. I tend to eat whatever my stomach asks for. At my attained age of 69, I can only ...

Poets.org: Welcome to the Guest Editor Q&A, hosted by the Academy of American Poets. I’m Mary Sutton, senior content editor at the Academy, and I’m here today with the Guest Editor for November, Laura ...

Musicians have long taken inspiration from poetry for their work; here are four rock songs that pull from well-known poems.

This weekend showcases the endless possibilities in Iowa City from the Mic Check Poetry Fest to special film screenings ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Alan Katz, who lives in Milford, Connecticut. Alan says, “I’ve been writing since Miss Gordon showed me the alphabet in kindergarten. But I’ve ...

Introduced by Rosa Alcalá, the Woodberry Poetry Room’s T.S. Eliot Memorial Reading spotlighted Cecilia Vicuña’s creative work.

The six authors on the short list for this year's Booker Prize in mid-September are doubtless waiting to see who emerges triumphant on Nov. 12, when the winner is announced at a ceremony in London.

Lu, C. (2024) Using Poetry as a Context: On the Imaging of Poetic Context in Wang Changling’s Poetry. Open Access Library Journal, 11, 1-8. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1112273 .