Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt pours herself a cup of hot coffee. She takes a look outside at the scenery around her new home ...

Each spread of pages pairs a photo with a brief observation, a message to the one holding the book to slow down…to be present.

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

The veteran will take stage tomorrow to showcase the form and nature of the masnavi ... The Ramayana, for instance, is an ...

By George Longenecker Poet Joyce Thomas reminds us that our species is neither omniscient, omnipotent, nor immune from ...

Harper’s upbeat poem celebrates spring, the beauty of nature, and the joy of renewal. In contrast to many of her poems that address the social and political issues of her time, this one conveys a ...

It's not easy expressing your adoration for the woman in your life. Select some love poems for her and tell her how you ...

Daljit Nagra selects Four Seasons - Poems for the Spring Equinox as we spring forward! With Anton Lesser and Siobhan Redmond. Show more Poet Daljit Nagra celebrates Spring as he revisits the BBC's ...

Well spring is here — or is it? There is a saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.” This is very true in the Adirondacks. Last week I hiked St. Regis Mountain in a short ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

today i rode / past five police cars / & i can tell you about it.” In that poem’s first stanza, Smith introduces an unsettling image: “on the bad nights, i wake to my mother / shoveling dirt ...