Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

Even in these terrible times, I have faith that my baby will love the world the way that I do, writes London-based poet ...

His words are as relevant today as they were when he wrote them. The poem is part of a collection of letters, poems and ...

First of all, it wasn't even initially part of the Statue of Liberty. The statue was built in the 1870s and 1880s. The poem ...

It was written by a former assistant United Nations secretary-general who passed away in 2010 at the age of 87. His words are ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

Every day, my administration is fighting to deliver the ... But there's a problem: "pius" Aeneas, as he's called in the poem (meaning dutiful and, for lack of a better term, job-oriented), has ...

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg ...

A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered after hundreds of years. Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 ...

His words are as relevant today as they were when he wrote them. The poem is part of a collection of letters, poems and essays in my booklet titled “Keepers,” which can be ordered by sending your name ...

The poem is part of a collection of letters, poems and essays in my booklet titled “Keepers,” which can be ordered by sending your name and address plus a check or money order (US funds ...