What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer ...

Read on for the best books of poetry, ranging from classic poets to modern award winners. Join the free Reader’s Digest Book Club for great reads, monthly discussions, author Q&As and a ...

Let's begin with a poem about poetry itself. In Words, written in 1909, Yeats acknowledged that some of his best writing was inspired by (often self-inflicted) emotional turmoil, exploring how ...

Passionate fortitude was hers, and this is the greatest contribution her poetry makes to the reading world. It is not expressed precisely in single poems, but rather is present in all, as key and ...

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

The composition of this ballad was due to Herder's famous appeal to the poets of Germany for the development of a national spirit in poetry. Lenore was modeled upon the ancient ballad forms as ...

Slam poetry in Chicago is getting a shot in the arm from Frankie’s Tee, a media platform and talk show founded in 2024. Hosted by west-side natives Tanya “Tee” Smith and Frankie Fabre, Frankie’s Tee ...

The best-written poems capture emotions, experiences, or images using a lyrical language. But what exactly is a poem, how is it different from prose, and how should we approach it?