T oday The Atlantic launches “The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),” a new editorial project that brings ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

Her writing toed the line between fine art and poetry, asking readers to think of language as a multidimensional tool of ...

BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...

Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Essays and early short stories by “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee will be published this fall. “The Land of Sweet Forever” compiles short fiction Lee wrote in ...

Over the course of more than half a century, the Iditarod dog sled race has grown into one of America’s iconic sporting events. Teams of mushers battle through blizzards, subzero temperatures ...

FILE - Author Harper Lee appears at a ceremony honoring new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Aug. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File) ...

A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous ... different authors on various subjects - stored at the Bodleian Library. "As I was leafing through the manuscript, the poem struck me as ...

Now that we have poems available for free on the internet, as well as seemingly countless poets to choose from, it can be challenging to find truly good poetry books. That’s why we’ve talked ...