A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Poetry in Iran is not just documentation of history but an influential component of Iranian culture. Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. In ancient history, the words of a prophet were highly valued in ...

In this clever, wide-ranging history, British literary critic Carey (The Essential Paradise Lost) provides a tour of Western poetry, from Homer to Maya Angelou. Each brief chapter tackles one or more ...

With “Context Collapse,” Ryan Ruby aims to explain poetry’s origins and its waves of innovation all the way to the present. By Daisy Fried Daisy Fried’s most recent book is “The Year the City Emptied, ...

The opening poem of this year’s Magic City Poetry Festival paid reverence to Birmingham’s history. The month-long celebration of the literary art commenced Saturday morning with Alabama poet laureate ...

In 250 years of Black poetry, the act of writing is itself a form of protest. It isn't just representing the history of struggle, "it's also enacting it and resisting it," said poet Kevin Young. By ...

April is National Poetry Month. In the Union-Tribune’s Arts+Culture section, you will frequently find poems written by our readers. However, publishers of this paper haven’t always been supportive of ...

Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your ...

Adrian Matejka, Indiana’s poet laureate from 2018-2019, is still trying to figure out Chicago’s bus system. He laughs about missing his bus heading to the Poetry Foundation on Superior Street because ...

Two Birmingham arts organizations are pairing with the National Park Service to host an afternoon of poetry readings along the Birmingham Civil Rights Trail. This weekend, St. Paul United Methodist ...