For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages.

For Muriel Spark the process was simple. First, the novelist said, “I write the title, and then I write my name.” Then, she ...

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“The warmth of the Delhi audience reminds me why I began writing poetry in the first place, to express feelings we all quietly carry,” he said.

Artist Loryn Brantz aims to help parents feel seen through the moments of frustration, laughter and love that come with raising kids in her new book "Poems of Parenting." ...

From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf The greatest poetry books ever written I remember the first time I picked up ...

Indiana author Rebecca Kai Dotlich writes about how a childhood spent collecting lyrics and words sparked her love of poetry.

A new month means a new selection of poetry. Here's our poetry picks for the month of May.