Abu Toha’s poem “1948” begins with the epigraph, “Nakba, the year when Israel was founded after expelling 800,000 Palestinians and destroying 530 villages.” The poem, shorter than a page long, ...

Not unreasonably, as you read the above you might first ask what I mean by poetry. I don’t propose to offer a definition. I trust that each of us has a reasonably informed idea of what constitutes ...

If poetry is dying, it’s ultimately because, as one commenter put it, this society has “lost the upward gaze,” in Robert Bly’s poignant phrase—language’s power to evoke awe and transcendence, once ...

While code poetry is still a niche form, this volume shows how individual voices can come through via a range of languages and styles. Perhaps this book can serve as a model for others venturing ...

Need to solve a challenging problem? Read or write some poetry! Compelling research demonstrates that poetry can accelerate ...