With words that pulse with vulnerability, sensuality, retrospection, and joy, a gifted collective of Black queer poets are ...

On our journey to love, a rush of thoughts gives way to paradox. The poem goes on, "You can be sad / and still look so good. You can / say New York is beautiful / and it wouldn't be a headline ...

The Power of Poetry in Education Today. Poetry has always been able to turn our emotions and ideas into memorable visual forms. For kids, poems can be both intriguing and educational, helping them ...

Love poems and sonnets that plumb the depths of emotion have the power to change perspectives, move us to tears and express thoughts where our own words fell short. Some love poems have been ...

'American Idol,' but for poetry For 20 years, teens from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals. Culture Four teens on why they like poetry ...

South Floridians share their Zip Odes — five line poems that transform zip code into occasions for place-based, lyrical celebration. Some of the poets will have their work highlighted at the Zip ...

Since ancient times, poetry has been the language that surpasses the limitations of the mind, culture, and conditioning. It’s the language of the soul, one we have cast to the sidelines in our ...

“Romantic Poet,” by Diane Seuss, is one of the best things that our critic A.O. Scott read (and reread) this year. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Let’s talk about love. That’s what the ...

Some of the best poetry in the world is written about complicated love, wrong love, toxic love, but in the spirit of Valentine’s Day I’ve tried to get over my own hang-ups and share that ...