Baseball fans might read “Casey at the Bat.” Runners have “To an Athlete Dying Young.” Basketball star Kobe Bryant wrote an ode to his sport called “Dear Basketball.” And now there’s a poem ...

Snippets of poetry have provided writer Irene Latham enough wisdom to fill a book. She shares several in this week's column.

Seamus Heaney’s collection North turns 50 next month, but does it still have relevance for today’s readers and critics? In ...

LACHRISA GRANDBERRY And She found God in her reflection staring at her, daring her to see herself whole. And she found God in ...

The lines kept playing in my mind, like a song. I asked a few people, neighbors, street sellers, drivers, ‘What are you going ...

If the composition and dissemination of verse is as volatile as anything in the cosmos, the reading of it can also be as ...

Lotus L. Kang's new work is inspired by the writing of Korean poet Kim Hyesoon and is now on view at 52 Walker.

A poem written by Jane Austen in her own hand is now on display at Winchester Cathedral, offering visitors a rare opportunity ...

Most of the poems Gardner studied were written by recognised poets but she also found examples written by lawnmower enthusiasts. In 2013, Grassbox, the Old Lawnmower Club’s magazine, published Tony ...

or found poems that resonated with them on some level.” Her endeavour resulted in a collection of 100 such poems, which can be found on the Instagram handle @100hiddenpoems. The poems reflect small ...