In a 1930 letter, Robert Frost stated his priorities as memorably — which, for Frost, meant as mischievously — as possible: ...

Nevertheless, for this poem, and for the first time in his career, Frost got paid—$15, by the editor of a New York weekly ...

In Evie Wyld’s new novel, “The Echoes,” a woman mourns her partner while also contending with the traumatic past she left ...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts may have a better right than any other state to call itself “the poetry state.” Celebrated poets from Emily Dickinson and Ralph Waldo Emerson to Elizabeth Bishop and ...

But all poetry, even funny poems and short poems for kids, has a common thread: The poets who write it are interpreters. They take an honest look at events and emotions and boil them down to some ...

Missouri Poet Laureate David Harrison shares how to fill your own sack of ideas and describes what he keeps in his.

The first book in Arabic about the life and poetry of the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib, titled Ghalib: A’zam Shu’ara’il-Hind ...

Alba de Céspedes’s book, a coming-of-age novel following eight young women in Rome, is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante. “Blood on Satan’s Claw,” by Robert Wynne-Simmons, is a novel by ...

Powell’s City of Books isn’t just a bookstore; it’s a bibliophile’s paradise, a reader’s Disneyland, and a word nerd’s ultimate playground all rolled into one. Situated in the heart of downtown ...

Applications for the annual Tremont Writers Conference will be accepted through May 15. The conference will be held Oct.

Fearne Cotton is a firm believer in the power of a good book. An avid reader and writer, the broadcaster and Happy Place podcast host has published several bestselling works, including Happy, Calm and ...