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

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

Dylan is the Picasso of popular music. His ‘Ballad of a Thin Man’ speaks more powerfully to what it feels like to be alive in ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

Wu explains that the sound of a poem can create the same satisfaction as a resolved musical phrase (thanks, mesolimbic striatal system). You can memorize a stanza, like a mantra, if you like—or you ...

There’s a full section with poems dedicated to each of the seven deadly sins. Image Dimitrov — who leans toward single stanzas broken into short lines and succinct, staccato sentences ...