When Sissay was 12, he was given back to social services by his foster family who had taken him in as a baby. He knew from ...

Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.

While damage from the recent flood has been limited, "the community still has a long road before we are whole again,” said ...

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch," "The early bird catches the worm" — these and other proverbs are poems ...

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt pours herself a cup of hot coffee. She takes a look outside at the scenery around her new home ...

Each spread of pages pairs a photo with a brief observation, a message to the one holding the book to slow down…to be present.

A new anthology edited by US poet laureate Ada Limón invites us into the natural world.

Explore 8 powerful but lesser-known poems by Maya Angelou that reveal her depth, spirit, and poetic genius—perfect for ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. I’ve lived in New York City longer than I’ve lived anywhere else in my life, and I can tell you for a fact: No one loves spring the way ...

Were you conditioned by academia to think that love poems, short poems, funeral poems and other forms of poetry are stuffy, profound waxings on the natural world and the human condition?

The celebration brings together poets, students, educators, bookstore owners, arts venues and especially everyday lovers of poetry, with the simple goals: highlight the work of everyday American poets ...