Kate Baer tries her best not to give people advice. But the bestselling poet and author of the new collection “How About Now” ...

Hilda Doolittle, known as HD, was a prominent modernist poet of the early 20th century. Her 1914 poem "Oread" is a key ...

For poet Ada Limón, evidence of poetry is everywhere. It connects big ideas — like fear, isolation, even death — with little details — like field sparrows, a box of matches, or "the body moving / ...

Kidnapped from West Africa as a child and brought to Boston, Wheatley became the first African-American woman published in ...

Through the challenges of war and distance, a Ukrainian student channels her feelings into poetry written in English. Linda, a high school tutor, shares this powerful poem and the student’s own ...

Maggie Smith's poem "Good Bones" went viral in 2016. She talks with NPR's Miles Parks about her work and her divorce, both subjects of her new memoir "You Could Make This Place Beautiful." In 2016, a ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

Amanda Gorman read her poem, "The Hill We Climb," at the Biden-Harris ceremony. Amanda Gorman said she feels "amazing" after making history Wednesday as the youngest poet in recent history to perform ...

Andrew Dominik’s Blonde imagines that, after the premiere of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, an emotional and eager Marilyn Monroe (played by Ana de Armas) rushed to a hotel suite, expecting to meet her ...

A week after she touched down in Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration, Amanda Gorman is set to tackle another major American event: Super Bowl LV. The NFL announced Wednesday that ...

Seven students from East Central University presented their original poetry at Wednesday Night Poetry on Nov. 12, six of ...