How can grief become an instrument of comfort? Morning Edition wants to hear from those whose lives have been affected by COVID-19 — in the form of a poem.

The award-winning poet's new collection, The Hurting Kind, is a testament to the power of sensitivity and to the reality that the world is here to both guide us and lead us astray.

In “The Hurting Kind,” Ada Limón stands with her readers before the frightening mysteries and hopeful uncertainties of the everyday.

In this time of uncertainty and crisis, poetry can bring positivity, insight and comfort. Morning Edition wants to hear from those whose lives have been affected by COVID-19 — in the form of a ...

These 6 poems capture the essence of unrequited love. Share them with that special someone who doesn't feel the same way, but ...

This is the essence of Joanne Sherry Mitchell’s latest collection of contemporary poetry, "The Pain We Call Love," in which Mitchell digs into the harsh realities of love.

Limón's dazzling new poetry collection, “The Hurting Kind,” will force a reader to sit in quiet contemplation after each poem, marveling at the beauty and power with which she wields her ...

Ada Limón, the new U.S. Poet Laureate, talks about poetry's role in recording the pandemic and the last thing that made her cry.

Gathered by U.S. poet laureate Limón (The Hurting Kind), this beautifully curated anthology of 50 previously unpublished poems challenges preconceptions about “nature poetry” as it meditates ...

They tell of anger and of hurt. "I wrote from my heart. Some of the po­ems re­al­ly tugged at me," Ly­dia said. A bro­ken mar­riage was an­oth­er heart-wrench­ing ex­pe­ri­ence that in­spired much of ...