Gerd Stern, who has died at 96, formed a lifelong bond with Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon. Ten years ago, he wrote about ...

Or triumphant. The poem’s most poignant feature may be the soldier’s optimism, his faith in what comes after hell. He insists ...

Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd is an award-winning author of 13 books, nine of which are poetry. Her work has appeared in anthologies, academic journals, cultural periodicals and newspapers in the United States ...