Poetry is not the first place many people turn to when discussing characters and character development. Most readers probably think of fiction and maybe creative nonfiction, but poetry? Probably not.

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include a spectacular collection from Ron Padgett and a dark, posthumous work by Tove Ditlevsen ...

A poem found in an old desk at the Barnstable transfer station turned up a story that crosses time and distance. Was it fated ...

Anil Joshi's tryst with poetry began after an eye injury forced him to abandon his dream of a cricketing career. Known for ...

In a sneak peek from season 23 of American Idol, Slater Nalley auditioned with an original song he wrote for his teacher's ...

An inheritor of a distinct tradition that stretched back to Coleridge and Emerson, Johnson’s naturalistic poetry was ...

Frost’s approachable verse and appealing rural subjects brought him legions of admirers. His personal life was shot through ...

After his find, Johnson put the poem into the glove compartment of his son's truck, where it remained until he pulled it out again last fall. Intrigued by Donny Chabot's words, Johnson couldn't ...

the 2023 Poetry Book Society Choice for Winter, and the Musgrave Silver Medal for outstanding contribution to the arts in 2004. Son of the late Neville Dawes, novelist and former executive ...

In a 1930 letter, Robert Frost stated his priorities as memorably — which, for Frost, meant as mischievously — as possible: “Am I any good? That’s what I’d like to know and all I need to know.” The ...

Mukul Kumar's Catharsis is a poetry collection that captures emotions, personal reflections and social realities, says Poetry ...

SALISBURY, Md. – Salisbury University’s list of Black History Month events continues, and they are adding poetry to the mix this year. Mother and son Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford will ...