From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf.

Entertainment ‘I want people to read my poems and think ‘maybe I do like poetry’' - Siobhán Flynn, winner of the 2025 Mairtín Crawford Award for Poetry David Roy chats to Dublin poet ...

Mississippi's 2025 Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest. High school students from across the state compete for a chance to represent Mississippi in the National Recitation Contest in Washington, D.C.

For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times ...

Emerging research finds that poetry can help us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to each other.

My guest today on Poetry from Daily Life is Ken Slesarik, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Ken became a writer 17 years ago and after the loss of his son began to focus on grief and loss poetry. Two ...

One powerful yet often overlooked method to alleviate stress is writing poetry.

Maria Shriver's very first poetry book, 'I Am Maria: My Poems and Reflections on Heartbreak, Healing, and Hope,' will be released on April 1, 2025. The book is a 'deeply personal' collection of ...

‘I will never stop writing poetry’: get to know student poet Sarkis Antonyan ’27 Antonyan explores adolescence, queerness through photos, visual art Antonyan described his writing process as sporadic ...

Poetry is rising in popularity in the UK as social media drives an unexpected renaissance in the often overlooked genre. Last year, sales of poetry books reached £14.4 million – their highest ...