For those of us north of the equator, winter officially arrived last week. The early darkness and the chill in the air demand ...

American poet Emily Dickinson. A mystical recluse, she lived all her life in Amherst, Massachusetts. Emily Dickinson was a 19th-century American poet whose name has become synonymous with classic ...

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 ...

There’s a week left to submit your entry to The Telegraph’s 2026 Poetry Competition. Back by popular demand, this is the ...

Lehmann’s Rilke is a thing of wonder. It’s something we’re compelled to believe, never mind its impossibility. The final poem ...

Our poetry editor recommends collections that revel in nature, family life, hard work and language. By Gregory Cowles If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would ...

Bloom made his critical reputation with a book called The Anxiety of Influence, where he argued that poetry proceeds on the misreadings by strong poets of their predecessors. In this massive anthology ...