Acrostic poems have been around for thousands of years. In fact, acrostic poems can be found among the works of ancient Greek and Latin writers, medieval monks and Renaissance poets. It is believed ...

A Tufts University student may have discovered a secret message hidden in a 352-year-old English poetry classic, “Paradise Lost” by John Milton.

The Fall of America – A 50th Anniversary Musical Tribute is dedicated to the late producer Hal Willner, who produced a similar Ginsberg project, 1989’s The Lion for Real.

In the latest installment of "Village Voice" — Boston Public Radio's recurring conversation about how poetry can help us better understand the news of the day — poet Richard Blanco shared poems about ...

Dear Readers: Hope you are all having a lovely fall. Please see below some poems that help embrace the season. “The Wild Swans at Coole” by William Butler Yeats “The trees are in their ...

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane shares some of her favorite poems about the autumn season.

Humorous acrostic poems are the focus of this addition to the Poetry Adventures series, following books about haiku, concrete po ...

In “Tree Fall with Birdsong,” Kendall Dunkelberg’s fourth poetry collection, we are continually witnessing the melody of the natural world. From warblers to crows to the lakes and swamps of ...

Watch again: Join us for an interactive programme for primary schools, specially designed to mark National Poetry Day 2022.

It's not the first devil-themed pattern found in Milton's masterpiece. A now-famous acrostic spelling of SATAN wasn't found in the poem until 1977. The research was published in the Milton Quarterly.