Our poetry editor recommends collections that revel in nature, family life, hard work and language. By Gregory Cowles If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would ...

A poet from Dunmore uses his imagination and love of prose to paint a picture of the town he grew up in. JC Roberts recently published his first book of poetry, “The Cobblestones I Know.” The book is ...

Wendy Cope is big in Britain, where poetry isn’t quite as sidelined from the literary mainstream as it is here in America. You can see why. Her poetry has a sense of humor, without being merely silly ...

Looking for the best books of 2024? We have you covered here. For a writer, one of the underappreciated perks of publishing a book in mid-December is that you have a built-in excuse for not appearing ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. The Loneliness ...

In 2019 when Yale Professor Harold Bloom, probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world, died at the age of 89, I wondered, who will assume his mantle as our leading ...