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Before her harrowing footage of life in Mariupol under siege from Russian invaders was viewed around the world in 2022, ...
What good is poetry as a response to suffering? Is poetry enough? Does the careful and often beautiful language of poetry trivialize the horror of the experience? The epigraph to Forest of Noise is ...
While code poetry is still a niche form, a new volume shows how individual voices can come through via a range of languages and styles.
A freshman dorm mate won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry nearly a decade ago. His book sold, according to the last count that I saw, 353 copies. Sure, there is at least one young contemporary poet, ...
Wichita poet Albert Goldbarth was included in a New Yorker anthology this year, but he doesn’t necessarily want to discuss it ...
Need to solve a challenging problem? Read or write some poetry! Compelling research demonstrates that poetry can accelerate ...
The National Trust is seeking to find the nation's favourite poem about the great British countryside. Michael McCarthy introduces a selection of shortlisted verses ...
Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...
Arizona is in the process of looking for a new poet laureate. Alberto Rios was the first person to serve in that role — his ...
ArtSpace/Lima Executive Director Sally Windle said the local art gallery has at least one outdoor event each summer, and this ...
Olayiwola’s innovative poetry work is what prompted Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh to select her as Boston’s poet laureate. She took on the role, which lasts for four years, at the top of 2019.