Poetry offers something that news and visual imagery cannot in times of crisis: depth over immediacy and meaning over spectacle. The poetry being penned by Palestinian people is an alternative archive ...

“I never got poetry,” someone says to me again. And I sigh. Because I never got it either — at least, not until I learned to stop worrying about “getting it.” In fact, “get” — with its connotation of ...

Many students read and write poetry in high school, but Pikesville poet Kendra Kopelke wants young people to listen to poetry, as well. “Poems are kind of an odd encounter with words,” she said. “To ...

Poems will mix multiple languages in “The Latin Poet’s Guide to the Cosmos.” Susannah Rodríguez Drissi, a UCLA lecturer in Writing Programs, published her book in May. The book is a collection of 26 ...

A former editor introduced me to the Poetry Foundation‘s Poem of the Day. His parents were poets—not amateurs who scribbled doggerel on birthday cards, but professionals who published books and taught ...

After a year of the pandemic, poet Tess Taylor highlights some poems reflecting on the changing meaning of "home" over the past few months. For many people, the last year has been one of illness, loss ...

While listening to it, you can sense how deep of a place it comes from. It’s passionate and moving; it ignites action; and it showcases the true power of words. I’ve been drawn to spoken word poetry ...

Almost every duo, of course, has had their ups and downs, including Husnlal-Bhagatram (the oldest ones), Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Anand-Milind. And that was truer in recent times when ...