A friend of mine belongs to a book club that meets monthly, and every October, the topic is poetry. She’s required to choose one or two poems and bring them to the group to read aloud, something that ...

Jerome Rothenberg changed the course of poetics with the opening statement to his landmark "Technicians of the Sacred: A Range of Poetries From Africa, America, Asia, Europe & Oceania": "Primitive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the things you get asked most when people find out that you’re a poet is whether you can recommend something that could be ...

It's been a difficult year for many people. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with poet Danez Smith about using poetry to understand and process complex emotions like grief. As the year comes to an end, we ...

Both poetry and successful psychotherapy can require us to access our deepest feelings. Thus, the task of “finding the right words in the right order” unites the clinician, the patient, and the poet, ...

In a world that seems increasingly disturbing and even violent, we desperately need an antidote for our despair. We need a daily dose of beauty, and Pinterest and Instagram won’t suffice. We need ...