What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer ...

Former Missouri Poet Laureate Maryfrances Wagner writes about the inspiration she takes from a favorite poet, Williams Carlos ...

But if you need a quick-acting dose of inspiration, the short poems in this collection have just what you’re looking for. In a couple of minutes—or seconds!—these famous poems will open your ...

Read on for the best books of poetry, ranging from classic poets to modern award winners. Join the free Reader’s Digest Book Club for great reads, monthly discussions, author Q&As and a ...

The best poems take complex subjects and provide readers with a new way of approaching them. These are seven of our favourite poetry collections to read for National Poetry Day. In the world of ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Agee is best known for his novels and screenplays, but a new volume from The Works of James Agee series restores his reputation as a poet.

Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of the plants most associated with the Christmas season. Our idea of what Santa Claus looks like comes from a variety of places ...

Slam poetry in Chicago is getting a shot in the arm from Frankie’s Tee, a media platform and talk show founded in 2024. Hosted by west-side natives Tanya “Tee” Smith and Frankie Fabre, Frankie’s Tee ...

“I took the one less traveled by,” declares the speaker of “The Road Not Taken,” perhaps Frost’s most famous poem, after meeting a fork in the path. “And that has made all the difference.

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg ...