Lemebel’s writing was entirely focussed on those living on the farthest margins of society—people escaping the norms and seen as different.

In the Ancient Greek epic poem “The Odyssey,” Odysseus’ men strap him to the mast of the ship so he could hear the sirens’ ...

As Reang explains, this comes from a Khmer (pronounced "come-eye") saying: " Joh duc, kapeur; laurng loeur, klah ." "Go in ...

On March 10, 2025, the Wisconsin Book Festival hosted the University of Wisconsin Creative Writing Department’s six masters ...

Maud Ludington Cain died in 1965, and I’m guessing she’d be as surprised as anyone to learn one of her poems is being published today in the.

Landlocked one leg, one leg seaborne; halved by double consciousness; native of no man’s land; son of the wild honey hunter ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

If it were, millions of songs, self-help books, paintings, and poems wouldn’t exist. While the pain of a breakup is universal, fortunately, you won’t feel sad forever. But exactly how long does it ...

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.

He didn’t read book reviews—or so he claimed—and he didn’t write them, preferring instead to let his poems find their natural audience, which turned out to be a wide one. He mocked ...

Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Here’s a poem about patience, about self-control, about the need to conserve your energy and constrain your desire. Fittingly enough, it’s a proper old-school ...

President Donald Trump is overhauling the federal government in ways big and small, including a refresh of his desk at the White House. Trump has ordered work done on the Resolute Desk, which has ...