Poems are such versatile things. They can be as concise as a well-written line but also long enough to fill an entire book.

Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

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It is okay if previously published. If so, acknowledge at bottom of the poem itself, or in a cover letter. Non-English language poems may be submitted, along with an English translation next to it. At ...

Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) with assistance from his poet wife. It was ...

Throughout history, poets have captured the essence of love, desire, longing, and devotion in their verses. Romantic poetry ...

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...

There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die, the first English translation of those poems, starts with selections from A Girl’s Mind, published in 1939 when she was 21, and ends with poems ...