An admired and longtime poet whose subjects range from school integration to the memories of Holocaust survivors has won a $100,000 prize given for “exceptional talent.” ...

April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate in proper style Bay Poets has been exploring the Poetry Center at SF State’s ...

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Some people may think that Irish poetry is primarily about politics and patriotism, but the lyric voice is ever-present.

Hollywood actor Richard Gere recently read a poem by the late Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish in a video on social media to ...

An anthology of her teenage poetry, published for the first time, shows ambition, even if the verse isn’t perfect.

Revere's ride, along with others who accompanied him, was crucial in the victories, the following day, in the battles of Lexington and Concord, where the shot heard 'round the world began the fight ...

Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This ...

What better way to celebrate the famous Irish poet's life than by revisiting his "When All The Others Were Away at Mass," which was named Ireland’s best-loved poem of the past 100 years in RTÉ ...

Always interesting is the geography of a garden, how and where things are planted. In a poem called “Planning the Garden” Amy Lowell enthusiastically puts forth her ideas for a summer garden with its ...

The prisoned music of her deathless roses. Leans the warped and clotted plow. The moon rolls up, while far away And thin with sorrow, the sheepdog’s bay Fills the valley with lonely sound. Slow ...