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

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

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

I’ve had to set that limiting belief aside,” she says, “in order to write other kinds of books without feeling like an ...

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

Tracy Smith: Does that seem like a discrepancy to you? Jack Earley: Well … it's not a discrepancy. … nobody's asking him that full story at — at the age 12. Tracy Smith: So he didn't ...

“I’m happy for the guys and the team that we got a series win,” Michigan coach Tracy Smith said. “Very competitive Long Beach State team, but with that said, we’re still not playing our best baseball ...

In the poem “Question Time,” she is asked, “What use is poetry?” Her response: “We have poetry so we do not die of history ... dual power of being both intimate and universal. Tracy K. Smith praised ...

“We are always very excited to have a discovery in the lineup, a film that is screening in Durham for the first time, but it’s not a priority ... clinic in Atlanta, Tracy doesn’t take ...

Smith is a collection of poems reflecting his cancer experience ... No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue ...