Filled with more than 70 original poems, 'Pretty Boys Are Poisonous' is narrated by the author herself for the audio version and is inspired by "previously unspoken feelings of isolation, torment ...

I am a powerful literary figure and the pseudonym user is an unknown guy who has published maybe a dozen poems in his life. If I'd kicked him out … he might have tried to go public with that news.

From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf The greatest poetry books ever written I remember the first time I picked up ...

Every year, The New Yorker publishes approximately a hundred original poems. Here are a few highlights from 2014.

Three friends asked an AI to write thousands of poems. The results, collected in "I Am Code," might freak you out.

Explore NPR's poetry reviews, readings, author interviews and recommendations. 'Poems To Learn By Heart': The Merits Of Memorizing Verse. May 2, 2013 1:00 PM ET. Heard on Talk of the Nation ...

Army veteran and Oklahoma author Bill McCloud wrote a series of poems about his experiences during the Vietnam War. Those poems have been collected into book form. “The Smell of The Light ...

My guest this week on "Poetry from Daily Life" is Lesléa Newman, who lives in Massachusetts. Lesléa began writing 60 years ago. When asked about her favorite subject/theme/target audience, she ...

In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments and a clutch of myth-inflected reveries.