Langston Hughes poems guaranteed to move you Langston Hughes is one of the most prolific yet most underrated American poets ...

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not ...

Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem about the defeat of Grendel – a creature whose exact form is still debated. Depending on ...

Jamila Minnicks and Jo Angela Edwins are featured authors at the Pee Dee Poetry and Fiction festival. Both use their writing ...

Isabella Dail, head editor of The Prospect and staff writer for News, interviews Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Muldoon about his ...

These three songwriting duos' heart-wrenching poetry and entrancing melodies made them some of the best from the '70s.

After: Poetry Destroys Silence” is a documentary that argues that poets are as crucial to processing unthinkable tragedy as historians. The film’s look and sound are lyrical, providing an apt setting ...

Discover the top 10 most famous rappers of all time in the world, featuring legendary artists like Tupac, Biggie, Eminem, Jay ...

Mark Jarman’s poem spoke to me today, such a short time before the election. Everything is always on the cusp, isn’t it?

Miljana Cunta and Robert Simonišek are the winners of this year's Jenko Prize, Slovenia's top accolade for poetry, in what is ...

Mic Check Poetry Fest is a two-day celebration of spoken word and its ... This DJ dance party is inspired by the stream of ...

NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but a Jupiter-bound mission helped them find common ground.