poetry

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.
Biden administration
‘Even as we grieved, we grew’: Poet Amanda Gorman gives powerful performance at inauguration
Human rights
A Uighur poem of ‘unimaginable suffering’ travels from Chinese internment camp to New Jersey
Medici Fountain, Luxembourg Gardens
Books
This writer is grappling with the paradox of public parks in Paris
Maggie Smith
Culture
This is the official poem of 2016
Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco's memoir is The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood.
Culture
A Cuban American poet sees a brighter future for dissident artists on the island
Poet Patricia Lockwood, whose new collection titled "Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals" was recently published.
Arts
Snark and sexting are making Patricia Lockwood a young poetry star
Iranian poet Simin Behbahani speaks at the "Yes to peace, No to war" conference in Tehran on November 19, 2007.
Culture
Remembering a fearless poet known as ‘Iran’s Lioness’
The Shipping Forecast offers listeners a chance to reconnect with Britain's maritime history
Media
How a weather broadcast came to symbolize all it means to British
Business, Economics and Jobs
The economy in haiku
Valparaiso fire
Lifestyle & Belief
The Chilean city of Valparaiso is prone to natural disasters. It’s also where this poet left her heart
Valparaiso fire
Lifestyle & Belief
The Chilean city of Valparaiso is prone to natural disasters. It’s also where this poet left her heart
Graffiti portrait of Taras Shevchenko in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Arts, Culture & Media
A 19th-century poet is a symbol of resistance in Ukraine
The Frost Place in Franconia, New Hampshire
Arts, Culture & Media
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and Robert Frost took the fork to stardom
Lifestyle & Belief
Remembering Seamus Heaney, an Irish Poet ‘Bigger than Rock Stars’
Lifestyle & Belief
New Year’s Resolution: Day by Day, Page by Page
Environment
Two voices heard in more than 100 public areas around the country
Arts, Culture & Media
Britain’s first female poet laureate
‘Ozymandias’: Shelley’s Poem of Hubris, in ‘Breaking Bad’ and Beyond
Arts, Culture & Media
UNESCO Celebrates World Poetry Day
New Year’s Resolutions: Carpentry and Comics
Poetry: Rod Clark
Arts, Culture & Media
Stephen Greenblatt: The Swerve
Helen Vendler, Rita Dove, and the Changing Canon of Poetry
Arts, Culture & Media
Finding the Future in a 2,000 Year Old Poem
Talking With New Poet Laureate Philip Levine, Part Two
Arts, Culture & Media
Philip Levine named as new Poet Laureate
Arts, Culture & Media
The Waste Land 2.0
The Living on Earth Almanac
Mountain Home, With John Elder
Mountain Home, With John Elder
1,872 Miles for Minerals
Natural Poetry
Earth Poetry
Earth Poetry
Poetry Please!
Book Review/Raven’s End
The Living on Earth Almanac
Arts, Culture & Media
Patti Smith
Arts, Culture & Media
Patti Smith
Arts, Culture & Media
Poetry and rebellion with the directors of ‘Howl’
Conflict & Justice
Along fences in Mexico, do good fences make good neighbors
Arts, Culture & Media
Hip Hop Artists Are In the (White) House
Arts, Culture & Media
Can Scotland’s national poet save the Scottish economy?
Arts, Culture & Media
TV documentary offers an unusually close look at prestigious Hopkins hospital
Arts, Culture & Media
Book recommendations from afar
Arts, Culture & Media
The politics of poetry
Global Hit
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