Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the newly appointed Poet Laureate for the city of ...

In the world of literature, certain authors have etched their names in history, captivating readers with their timeless ...

Nevertheless, for this poem, and for the first time in his career, Frost got paid—$15, by the editor of a New York weekly ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

Her commute time – 30 minutes on the New York City subway – is where she does much of her reading. Carr, on the other hand, only reads relaxing poetry before bed. He’d rather prioritize ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on Being with Each Other" and his own collection called "Kitchen Hymns." ...

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

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sappho (the poetess) and Alcaeus. What are the top poems inspired by ancient Greece? Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Walters Museum Poetry stands as one of humanity’s oldest art ...