So, to anyone who feels scared of poetry: take a class—knowingly or unknowingly—based in verse and the whole world of poetry ...

For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages.

Public speaking is a daunting act for many. Some speakers worry about the audience while some worry about remembering ...

Poet and performance artist John Giorno launched Dial-a-Poem in the 1960s to deliver random poems over the phone. Now, a group continues his work on a new medium -- the internet.

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his memoir, "Story of a Poem" (Unnamed Press), the celebrated writer Michael Zapruder (author of "Father's Day" and ...

U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, a UGA graduate, will deliver the UGA Charter Lecture on Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel with a public reception immediately following in Demosthenian Hall. Poet ...

Read Part 2: With a range of accents, a unity poem years in the making is brought to life through culturally diverse voices “We are the unbreakable woven thread.” “They want red white and blue, but ...

For National Poetry Month, Oregon's poet laureate is bringing "the electric illumination of our collective human experience" directly to the public with a daily poetry hotline. If you need a little ...