#Poetry

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.

100 Must-Read Works of Southern Literature

A Riot reader from the Midwest was so intrigued by my love letter to Flannery O’Connor, she tweeted me and asked ...

From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books

Isn’t it strange that we have the term “well-read” but absolutely no one can come close to defining it? And ...

Read This, Then That: A GAME OF THRONES and IVANHOE

In Read This, Then That, we pair new books with classics that have similar themes, structures, and stories. That A ...

Our Reading Lives: Confessions of a Reluctant Poetry Convert

I have a confession to make: I used to hate poetry. Reading poetry is a lot like meditating and I ...

Road Not Taken: A Puzzler About Life & Loss, New Game Inspired By Robert Frost Poem

As a geek who divides his time between books and video games, I seriously cherish those wonderful moments when literature ...

3 Books to Read Before You See THE GREAT GATSBY

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a story about alluring surfaces and rotted insides, about beautiful lies and ugly ...

Flowchart Feature: Which Poem Should You Read?

It’s April 30th. Have you read your poem yet? You know how it is. You see the blog posts about ...

Committing It To Memory

My last post, about reading out loud, has naturally lead me to the consideration of what we memorize. The act ...

Xbox, Cylon, and Other Words You Don’t Usually See in Poetry

When it comes to poetry, timelessness is a red herring, or a white elephant, or some other distractingly burdensome creature. ...

Sunday Diversion: The Deaths of Minor American Poets

My favorite poetry anthology is The Oxford Book of American Poetry. It has a diverse and representative selection of poets ...