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

This weekend showcases the endless possibilities in Iowa City from the Mic Check Poetry Fest to special film screenings ...

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 ...

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

Poet, author and editor-in-chief of Gnashing Teeth Publishing, Karen Cline-Tardiff, of Norman, will be featured at Wednesday ...

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

We had many opportunities to hone these skills, as we were often called upon to recite poetry or give presentations both at home ... Volunteers from Buffalo poured into Erie County on Saturday to ...

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

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 ...

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

This week's Jefferson Award winner is a Berkeley woman who has promoted child literacy for four decades, as host of a community TV show encouraging young poets.