By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

His poetry often explores psychological and moral themes, offering deep insight into human nature. “I show you doubt, to ...

What is it about love and pain that makes us want to write more than when we are bursting with joy? Why are all of my ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on Being with Each Other" and his own collection called "Kitchen Hymns." ...

In our new column, Split Gums, Maren Logan reflects on the experience of coming of age and realizing you know way less about ...

As Cuba stands to become even more isolated, many Cubans continue to leave and those who stay remain cut off from family in the United States. Carlos Varela, a singer known as “The Poet of Havana,” ...

Her latest collection of poetry, Girl, organised in three parts ... Thus snake and woman, the inorganic and organic, pain and joy, the safety of the interior and the hostile worldly world are ...

I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and ...

You may or may not share Dante’s religious convictions, but perhaps you can relate to the notion that romantic love at its ...

Always have a person in your life with whom you can share all your secrets' For me, you were that person, dadi ...

Pain, sorrow, fury, love and, in some cases, forgiveness, coursed through the courtroom at the Courthouse during last ...