Springfield author Jo Van Arkel muses on the ability of words to "reach toward something that can't be easily explained." ...

Writing poetry may not fill your pockets, let alone a retirement account, but there are rewards a-plenty, Bob Stephens writes ...

Too often, when people think of poetry they think, 'Oh great, another love poem.' Or another nature poem, or another poem rife with socio-political commentary. Well, I'm here to tell you there are ...

This essay is part a series by Father Stayer, a professor of English at Loyola University Chicago, reflecting on essential works of writing, art and music. In his weekly interview with writers, Scott ...

Poems for the Autumn Years,” a new poetry collection that plumbs both the joys and sorrows of growing older, will be launched ...

It is rare for one so young to display a creative talent that catches one's eye in a world saturated with content. Yet, ...

Alex Dimitrov’s fifth collection, “Ecstasy,” offers a rollicking paean to pleasure. By Tas Tobey Tas Tobey is on the staff of the Book Review and is studying poetry in the M.F.A. program at the City ...

"Come See Me in the Good Light" star Andrea Gibson died Monday at the age of 49. The late poet Andrea Gibson is the focus of the highly anticipated documentary "Come See Me in the Good Light." Gibson, ...

Author Corey Weylon Gibson, shares with us the story behind his book of poetry entitled “Life Through Poetry: Thoughts from a ...

Bill Moyers, who died last month at 91, will be remembered for his work as a top aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson and a later career in broadcasting. But Moyers shaped my life most vividly in his ...