The tone of the poem changes slowly from one of introspection to one of unshakeable confidence. And the refrain, “because I am not done yet,” is the beat that sets up this stirring crescendo ...

16 years after enjoying a high school literary education rich in poetry, I am a literature teacher who barely teaches it. So far this year, my 12th grade literature students have read nearly ...

There is not a simple or singular reason for this resurgence. But I think a particular gift of poetry for our moment is that good poems reclaim the power and grace of words. Words seem ubiquitous now.

ALI: For I am the man this poem is about, the next champ of the world, there isn't a doubt. If Cassius says a cow can lay an egg, don't ask how. Grease that skillet.

A 2016 poem emerged soon after 17-year-old Antwon Rose was shot and killed by a police officer in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than two weeks ago. Titled “I AM NOT WHAT YOU THINK!”, the ...

You know, there's a whole bunch of little poems like "Quandary," "A Reflex ... I dreamed when I was young at play yet, strangely, not more sad than then. Nothing new, though I am further upon my ...