Poetry has served as ignition, fuel, and fire throughout many political movements across history, and is particularly prevalent in Afghanistan, where women are finding dignity in written words as ...

The poems find peace in from the natural world, in the biblical gospels and psalms, and in spaces where things are made by ...

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 ...

Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter, known as a man-eating monster.

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

When Donald Trump won his first election in 2016, I remember two very specific things. The first is that I left The ...

The founders of the small nonprofit press are paving the way for a younger generation. It will soon be moving to Bellingham, ...

Hanif Abdurraqib's new book, 'There's Always This Year,' looks at basketball's impact on culture and LeBron James' legacy.

Democrats have expected poetry to hold their messaging for far too long, and they are losing voters, particularly ...