In 1978, poet-classicist Anne Carson's older brother Michael left home; she spoke to him only a half-dozen more times before his unexpected death in Copenhagen in 2000. In the months after his death, ...

You can usually stir up debate by comparing song lyrics to poetry. As a publication that highlights the exploits of songwriters, we believe that writing a song presents a unique set of challenges and ...

Gorman shared her new poem on Instagram. Amanda Gorman is ringing in the new year with a new poem. The National Youth Poet Laureate, who is most famous for her poem "The Hill We Climb," which she ...

WE have been so long accustomed to think of Dante chiefly as the poet of The Divine Comedy, and of Shakespeare chiefly as the dramatist of the Plays, that we do not always remember that they are also ...

The word “ode” gets thrown around a lot in relation to poetry, so it’s worth taking a look at Merriam-Webster’s definition of the term: “a lyric poem usually marked by exaltation of feeling and style, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Take away the music and the melody of a song and you are left with just the words. WDRB's Keith Kaiser orchestrates a game of Lyrical Poetry. Each of the WDRB Mornings crew ...

Poet Amanda Gorman has released a new work, just in time for the year’s end. And like her most famous poem, “The Hill We Climb,” her latest aims to uplift its listeners during a challenging time.

Sixteen poets tell us about the verses and books they are reading, or that they hope others seek out. By Andrew LaVallee Even as much of the world is still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, ...

In the Lyric Feature on Sunday 26th February 2023, at 6 pm on RTÉ lyric fm, Olivia O'Leary presents Ellen's Walk, exploring the story of a poet, a poem and a long-forgotten walk. Below, Olivia O'Leary ...

In “Against Conceptualism,” Calvin Bedient seeks to “defend the poetry of affect” against the tide of conceptualism. I offer four responses here in nucleo before unfolding them below. One. Contrary to ...