Poetry is language under pressure, a way of juicing words of their meaning. It is a way of rediscovering the hauntedness of sound and rhythm, of recovering the intent behind our reflexive ...

This year, critic Craig Morgan Teicher says American poetry has become too big for just one person to cover, so he's invited five colleagues to... It's been a sobering week. But it's a new year, we've ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- Cynthia Phipps has been writing poems since she was a child, but she rarely shared them beyond her family. But then the firestorm happened, and she decided to post some of ...

The newest chapbook of poetry by David James of the Hope College English faculty, writing as D.R. James, reflects life as transition, from boyhood to middle age. The collection, “Split-Level,” has ...

In this digital and divided society, it can often seem that language is used primarily to deliver criticism and express rage. But poet Ada Limón shares her humble opinion on why she sees people ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Ishmael Hope spent six years putting together his first collection of poetry, “Courtesans of Flounder Hill,” a period of time in which the manuscript went through many changes - ...

In his latest chapbook of poetry, “Flip Requiem,” David James of the Hope College faculty, writing as D.R. James, takes a playful approach to form in exploring topics ranging from aging, to the ...