In her new memoir, the daughter of Kennedys, broadcast journalist and former first lady of California uses poetry to explore ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

April is here — signaling the full bloom of spring and bringing a refreshing energy that makes us want to cherish every ...

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

It’s impossible for me to talk about writing without talking about living, writes Maggie Smith, author of the new book, "Dear ...

BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...

Famous faces such as Queen Elizabeth II and Oprah Winfrey have shared pearls of wisdom over the years, here are some of our ...

It’s one of those classic short poems about life that can change the way you think. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people. One of America’s most famous poets, Langston Hughes was a key ...

The rare handwritten copy of “Sonnet 116” features several additional lines, which may have been an attempt to insert British royalist ideas into the romantic ode, according to researchers ...

A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered ... Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 tucked away in a 17th Century poetry collection at the University ...

but poetry is actually one of the purest forms of expression. Every single word, even syllable, matters in a poem, capturing the most elusive emotions and telling a thought-provoking story.