The anthology of African-American nature poetry features work by contemporary writers, and writers like 18th century poet Phillis Wheatley. Camille T. Dungy, the editor of the collection, says the ...

In today's "Neighbors" column, Bob Lind gets a note from a reader along with a poem they found about the United States flag.

Their poems explore with tenderness and anxiety the joys and perils of being a father -- especially a black father -- and how to escape the mistakes of past generations.

To gather inspiration for her patriotic poem, scholar and social activist Katharine Lee Bates traveled the U.S. Her words tell the American story.

Nzadi Keita’s poems about a “first gen North-born” Black woman Keita has written a stunning collection about growing up in a working-class Black family in 1960s Philadelphia.

If, as John Ruskin wrote, “to compose is to arrange unequal things,” the poet Shane McCrae is a shrewd composer of American stories. His poems often piece together, for striking effect ...

Re “Poetry Died 100 Years Ago This Month,” by Matthew Walther (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Dec. 29): Just because poetry is not a popular art form in North America doesn’t mean it’s ...

For two years, Antwon Rose’s poem lived in his 10th grade English teacher’s electronic grade book, largely forgotten. After he was shot dead by police, she found it again.

In his essay "Twenty Poems that Could Save America," Hoagland insists that American classrooms need a new batch of poems to invigorate teachers and students.

The anthology of African-American nature poetry features work by contemporary writers, and writers like 18th century poet Phillis Wheatley. Camille T. Dungy, the editor of the collection, says the ...