What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?

It’s surely something to celebrate that the most famous Scot in world history is a poet. Royalty and dictators get far too much attention as ...

T oday The Atlantic launches “The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),” a new editorial project that brings ...