Whether you’re a lifelong poetry reader or are looking for your first collection to pick up, we’ve got something for you! Our writers cover new poetry, the best poetry for every reader, and more.
Don't want to fill your Father's Day card with sorrow and tears? Check out these poems about fathers that won't make dad weep.
On Jared Harél's debut poetry collection Go Because I Love You, and the many ways it examines fatherhood.
Author of the beloved YA novel SPEAK has will release a memoir in verse about her own experience with sexual assault.
One reader on why contemporary poetry is seeing a surge in popularity, inspired by a panel at Book Expo America.
New NEA research shows that poetry readership is the highest on record, with 28 million adults reading. In some demographics, poetry readers have doubled.
What is a poem? We take a stab at answering this question with a breakdown of Ezra Pound's poem called “In A Station of the Metro”
When confusion arises, we can instead wonder about the who instead of the what. Who’s the speaker? Does it matter? In persona poems, the voice matters completely.
A guide to some of the best slam poetry out there, using beautiful language to deal with tough subjects and explore personal trauma.
Split This Rock "celebrates poetry that bears witness to injustice and provokes social change," and here are the must-read voices we heard at their 2018 event!
Rupi Kaur didn't necessarily start a trend and revival of poetry, but it sure feels that way. Here's some more powerful poetry books like milk and honey by Rupi Kaur.
