In celebration of National Poetry Month, here is a list of seven poems written by contemporary poets. These poems highlight themes such as sexuality, race and grief, proving poetry is not only ...

TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music, has died. She was 93. Shiraishi, whom American poet and ...

Edward Estlin Cummings’ father, a Congregational minister, shocked his staid parishioners in Boston’s Old South Church one Sunday by crying from the pulpit: “The Kingdom of Heaven is no spiritual roof ...

My first encounter with the writings of e.e. cummings, certainly one of the 20th century’s greatest poets, was rather unusual. I chanced upon The Enormous Room, the autobiographical novel he wrote ...

I fill rusted sardine tins with the smell of sorrow. Short Bio: Batool Abu Akleen is a Palestinian poet and painter whose work transcends borders. At 15, she won the Barjeel Prize for her poignant ...

Robert Pinsky (“The Want Bone,” “History of My Heart,” “An Explanation of America,” etc.) is a major American poet and a nearly unique one. Casting about through the literary past, the sole ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading ...