When Pat Ingoldsby died I took the book of the shelf where it was untouched for years. It won't go back on the shelf again - ...

You’ve got your regulars – the old-timers who’ve been coming here since the place opened and have permanent indentations in their favorite ... the kind of breakfast that makes you want to write poetry ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and must document the destruction and horrors of war. But can poetry ameliorate a war or hasten a peaceful resolution? Perhaps ...

So, if you’re looking for the perfect words for your loved one this year, why not share one of these poems, which attempt to express the wonder and complexities of romantic love. If you make a ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

I began to be tense as a voyeur. I’ve learned something new about myself these past few days, which is that I am not naturally drawn to love poems, but rather to poems about love gone wrong (I ...