To get you started, we’re focusing on 10 of the most powerful Langston Hughes poems. Consider this your introduction to the incredible potency of the celebrated poet’s words and their rhythms.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Black poetry has always been a powerful medium through which African Americans have expressed their pain, joy, struggle, and triumph. From the times of slavery to the present day ...

A song by Robert Burns, written in 1785. 6. Wilfred Owen's Anthem for Doomed Youth, read by Sir Ian McKellen Some of the most powerful poetry ever written was in response to the horrors of the ...

Each poem has been selected by an incredible woman including Olivia Colman, Annie Lennox and Vanessa Redgrave. Below, Stylist picks five of the most powerful poems in the book, introduced by the ...

Henry David Thoreau's Walden is one more book that echoes Joni Mitchell's artistic philosophy. This classic chronicles ...

Never before have so many children been out of school at the same time. “These powerful poems show the enormous impact coronavirus has had on children’s lives, as well as their strength, resilience, ...

In 6-word poems, veterans describe the complexities of modern warfare in their own words. The results are humorous, agonizing, reflective, and profound.

Indian actor Pulkit Samrat marked International Women’s Day with a heartfelt tribute to women, sharing an intense and thought-provoking poem on social media.