Throughout history, poets have captured the essence of love, desire, longing, and devotion in their verses. Romantic poetry ...

The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...

"All That We Ask of You Is To Always Be Happy," Durham poet Bridget Bell's debut collection, comes out on February 4.

All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...

Amna Nawaz spoke with Gorman about how the poem came to be and her new children’s book, “Girls on the Rise.” And before we go, we want to take some time for reflections about how people are ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

In Emily Dickinson’s poem “After great pain, a formal feeling comes,” Dickinson describes her depression as a “quartz contentment.” “That’s the magic that can happen when humans draw connections that ...

Lohri, the harvest festival of Punjab, is a time to celebrate the end of winter and welcome the longer days ahead. Marked by bonfires, folk songs, and festive food, Lohri is a beautiful occasion ...

The Torah verses convey profound messages that we can insightfully extract for our daily lives. Rabbi Shay Tahan, the Rosh Kollel of Shaarei Ezra in Brooklyn, NY, graciously opens the gates to ...

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