A master of spoken-word performance, Gibson insisted that poetry, especially when read aloud to an audience, was a political act.

Andrea Gibson poem quotes revisited as fans honor the beloved poet and queer activist following their passing at 49.

Professional and amateur poets alike gather to celebrate their love of the literary art every July at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing.

Ben wrote his final poem in October of 2024. He never posted it because he took a fall in the garage and broke his wrist, ...

Poetry has been an essential part of many countries’ popular culture for centuries. Italy, Russia, Iran, Chile, Poland, and Nicaragua are good examples, to name just a few. In these places, professors ...

Whatever emotion you're feeling can be found in poetry. So when life brings you down, turn to these inspirational poems to lift your spirits.

The love between friends deserves to be celebrated. These poems about friendship are sweet, relatable and heartfelt ways to say "I love you." ...

The reputation of Koraly Dimitriadis' first poetry book 'Love and Fck Poems' has only strengthened with the over a decade old ...

Scholars and students have spent nearly a decade documenting and digitizing a vast, first-of-its-kind repository for hundreds ...

Daljit Nagra selects two editions of The Essay - Letters to a Young Poet with Michael Longley and Tell Me the Truth About Love with Carol Ann Duffy.

The Missing Prayer is a tell-tale rhythmic recital of the losses, the voids, the gaps and the simplest of the tiny things ...