It’s one of those classic short poems about life that can change the way you think. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people. One of America’s most famous poets, Langston Hughes was a key ...

Read on for the best books of poetry, ranging from classic poets to modern award winners. Join the free Reader’s Digest Book Club for great reads, monthly discussions, author Q&As and a ...

Black History Month traces back to 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. In that pivotal year, Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland founded ...

The reason for this lies in the very heart of his poetry and poetic idiom ... and – if this phrase doesn’t sound too oxymoronic – even a popular poet. Bolesław Leśmian was born in Warsaw in 1877. He ...

So why isn't poetry more popular in Australia, why should you care and what could help it flourish? Is this a matter of education? The songs of a sentimental bloke by C J Dennis illustrations by ...

The 3 best things I learned from Mary Oliver's "A Poetry Handbook": The differences between popular poetry forms (and how to riff on them). Oliver explains poetry terms that I'd heard of before ...

Poets Safia Elhillo, Jamila Woods and members of the Stanford Spoken Word Collective shared poems both personal and political ...

This year marks the 31st celebration of the Beall Poetry Festival. Baylor will host three prominent poets: Carl Phillips, ...

So why isn’t poetry more popular in Australia, why should you care and what could help it flourish? Is this a matter of education? Poetry was integral to Australian culture for the decades ...