The Atlantic

The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely do ...
Cal Alumni Association

How Poetry Changes You and Your Brain

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...
The New York Times

The Best Poetry of 2023

Five collections our columnist loved this year. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert is the author of six collections of poetry, essays and criticism, most recently “Normal Distance.” Her On Poetry columns ...
The Conversation

‘I remember, I remember’: what’s the point of learning poetry?

Debbie Pullinger receives funding the Leverhulme Trust. David Whitley receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Arts & Humanities Research Council. He has also received funding from the ...