Poetry and the Practice of Being Alone: A Q&A with Billy Collins
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins joined blog writer Isabelle McConville to talk all about the process of writing poetry,…
601 results for "poetry"
Read An Exclusive Excerpt from Ada Límon’s Poetry Anthology, You Are Here
We love Ada Límon and we couldn’t be more thrilled to celebrate the recent news of her selection as one…
Bookseller Jules and the Case for Poetry Month
Ah, Poetry Month! Why are you but one time a year? Instead of thinking about it as only a month-long…
Our Amanda Gorman Inspired Poetry Reading List
Amanda Gorman has been a light — a continuing source of inspiration and hope for a weary nation. As the…
Announcing the Longlist for the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry
Throughout this week, the longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards are being announced, with the selection of finalists in each…
Magnificent Middle Grade Poetry for National Poetry Month
Rhyme lovers of every age, rejoice, for April is National Poetry Month! We all know that little readers love silly…
8 Beautiful Poetry Books for Kids
April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than by using it as an excuse to read…
25 Must-Reads for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry month, so we’ve got verses and rhymes and metaphors on the brain. Poetry is wonderfully expressive,…
7 Must Read Poetry Collections for Every YA Fan
One of my favorite new writers is Amanda Lovelace, whose stunning debut book of poetry—yes, poetry!—the princess saves herself in…
5 Modern Day Poets Who Will Legit Get You Excited About Poetry
Poetry—real poetry, the sort that speaks to the human condition and moves you to tears, to applause, to sudden epiphanies…
A Letter from the Bottom of the World: On Robert Lowell, Poetry and Madness
The work of Robert Lowell has always been colored by his legendary bouts with mental illness. Now, Kay Renfield Jamison’s…
7 Feminist Poetry Collections that Empower and Inspire
For centuries, the world’s most embattled social and political movements have expressed themselves in part through poetry—and feminism is no…
5 Poetry Collections to Gift to Your Valentine
Valentine’s: the time of year when we’re all expected to stop being the practical, cold-hearted Vulcans we are and start…
5 Young Adult Reads in Which Poetry is Part of the Plot
Young adult books and poetry go together like bacon and grilled cheese, a combination that’s consistently delicious. There are entire…
A.I., Poetry, and the Generational Divide: A Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson
For three decades now, Kim Stanley Robinson has been mapping the future of humanity through science fiction. His novels are as…
Everything You Wanted To Know About Learning to Love Poetry (But Were Afraid To Ask)
Have you ever wanted to give poetry a try but were wary of entering such a highbrow domain? If so,…
It’s All in the Details: Talking Poetry with A.L. Sonnichsen, Author of Red Butterfly
A.L. Sonnichsen’s Red Butterfly is a moving middle grade novel in verse about an orphaned girl in modern-day China who…
Nick Cannon Talks Poetry, Hip-Hop, and Shel Silverstein
In his new book, Neon Aliens Ate My Homework and Other Poems, musician, actor, and comedian Nick Cannon weaves hip-hop rhymes and…
Diverse In Verse: 7 Must-Reads for National Poetry Month
The power of poetry? The rhythm, the pacing, the language, the narrative—the storytelling, layered with meaning and subtext and suggestion.…
5 Verse Novels to Instill a Love of Poetry in Young Readers
April is National Poetry Month. Wait. Wait! Don’t scroll past. Don’t move on. I know. I know. Like many, if…