We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?

T oday The Atlantic launches “The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),” a new editorial project that brings ...

Poetry should be celebrated every day of the year, but this World Poetry Day, we'd like to take a moment to introduce you to the world of contemporary poetry - and it's fizzing with new voices ...

Although his approach departs somewhat from Rilke’s — the speaker in these poems may not always love the questions quite as ...

Night Sky With Exit Wounds is the haunting debut poetry collection by the winner of the 2017 TS Eliot Prize, Ocean Vuong.

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

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 ...

Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean ...