Poems can confer something rare in health care—or anywhere—a slice of sabbatical.” Indeed, the enjoyment of poems requires a kind of listening that may be difficult in this day and age. Not ...

W. S. Merwin, who died last week at age 91, wrote in a lyric register to capture the epic brutality and organized violence of the 20th century. His poems are promontories from which readers can ...

A poem does its thing when you leave it regretting, ... But I’ll tell you this, Laura Kolbe’s prose poem “Buried Abecedary for Intensive Care” is a poem of these times.

Detroit poet laureate jessica Care moore talks new children's book "Your Crown Shines," film tour, Juneteenth poetry event ...

Any good bookstore is likely to offer a half-dozen different editions of Emily Dickinson's poetry. But the reason to consider buying "Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries" lies, of course ...

Weekend All Things Considered marks National Poetry Month with Detroit poet Jessica Care Moore. From secrets, to storms, she tells us which mini poems in our Twitter feed caught her eye.

Poetry is designed for an era when people valued the written word and had the time and inclination to possess it in its highest form. I really do believe that poetry is the highest form of writing.

Amber Tamblyn has always been a poet. Now she’s lending her creative energies to beauty company Olay, by writing a poem to celebrate self-care and wellness for all those who identify as women.

Jane has written a heart-breaking poem about how coronavirus has affected her and her mother, who has dementia. She shares her worries about her mum's quality of life when there were visitor ...