These collections by Juliana Spahr, Mai Der Vang, Hasib Hourani and Martín Espada invite us to rethink the relentless accumulation of history.

Very rarely do people — if you’re not a painter — use paint or brush strokes to communicate basic things. Poetry is unique and distinct in the way it takes everyday material that we’re using all the ...

In his debut collection, The Long Invisible, poet Michael Dechane examines broken relationship and starting anew. Many of the works are set in Florida, where Dechane grew up, as well as Western North ...

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

Into their fourth year of war, Ukrainians living in or near front line regions of their country grapple with their losses and ...

Singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus's new album Forever Is a Feeling features music written about "falling in love, falling out of ...

Shriver recalls the ensuing “self-pity party” that included “a litany of trips to various therapists, healers, shamans, and ...

The Atlanta-based artist's third collection of poetry, “boy maybe,” takes readers on an emotional roller coaster exploring grief, love, police brutality and Black culture.

The singer-songwriter’s sparest songs tend to be not only the most emotionally unsparing, but points of unexpected climax.

While core acts of devotion take center stage, qasidas (Islamic odes) and devotional poetry serve as powerful complements, ...

The Bush Theatre has revealed its programme until early 2026 which includes some of the country’s most exciting new writing. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Seated Woman (Anansi, 72 pages, $23), by Clémence Dumas-Côté and translated by E. S. Taillon, uses a dialogue between the Seated Woman and the Poems to create a collection at once expansive and ...